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Up For Local Races
Series Rings in Fourth
Year of Downtown Tunes
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On T he Covers
Children and adults enjoyed the annual Independence Day pa-
rade at Golden Beach during the sweltering heat on Saturday.
After the sun set, the annual freworks show took place.
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3 County News
7 Regional Views
8 Defense
9 Editorial
10 Crime and Punishment
11 Money
13 Obituaries
16 Education
18 Cover Story
21 Newsmakers
22 Community
24 Community Calendar
26 Entertainment
27 Columns
28 Games
30 Softball
32 Bleachers
33 Floor Hockey
34 Blue Crabs
35 Fishing
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defence
U.S. Navy Lt. Wayne Lewis, left, and Rear Adm. Bill Moran,
Patrol and Reconnaissance Group commander, are in the
cockpit of the second P-8A test fight aircraft, which few
from Seattle to Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
Local dirtbike racer, Cameron Dowell, 12, earned a spot at
National Championship Motocross Race, the largest ama-
teur motocross race in the world.
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Evening
Concerts On
The Square
In Historic
Leonardtown
Downtown Tunes
6:00- 9:00 p.m.
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Saturday, July 24th
Country Music with
Jeff Miller Band
& Country Memories
Saturday, August 28th
Rock n Roll with
Geezer & 25th Hour Band
Saturday, July 10th
River Concert Series
Brass Ensemble
7:00-8:00 p.m.
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Maryland and the Leonardtown Business Association
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Brett Delune, Rebecca Dooley and Matt Chew gleefully fght for
control of the ball during Tuesdays Adult Floor Hockey League
game at Margaret Brent.
You have to
consider that you
shouldnt allow
small children to
use freworks
never attempt to
relight the fuse on a
frework, and dont
drink alcohol when
using them.
- Deputy Bruce Bouch,
of the Maryland State
Fire Marshals Offce
The County Times
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ORGANIZATION TOTAL
VICTORY BAPTIST ACADEMY $7,024.53
ST. JOHNS CHURCH AND SCHOOL $5,874.74
FATHER ANDREW WHITE SCHOOL $5,055.70
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH $3,924.48
ST. MARYS BRYANTOWN $3,629.08
MT. ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH $2,307.86
ST. MARYS COUNTY LIBRARY $2,206.35
BENJAMIN BANNEKER ELEMENTARY PTA $1,752.76
ST. MARYS RYKEN $1,706.53
MOTHER CATHERINE SPALDING SCHOOL $1,683.66
GRACE BRETHERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL $1,592.30
WHITE MARSH ELEMENTARY $1,419.87
THE KINGS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY $1,131.96
CHOPTICON HIGH SCHOOL $1,088.67
LEONARDTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA $929.64
T.C. MARTIN ELEMENTARY $766.90
SPECIAL OLYMPICS ST. MARYS COUNTY $761.18
DYNARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $758.27
ALL FAITH CHURCH $752.93
CARVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $686.12
TRI-COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER $621.02
HOSPICE OF ST. MARYS $617.50
LEONARDTOWN HIGH SCHOOL $578.35
CHAPTICO CHARGERS 4-H CLUB $557.43
HOLLYWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH $528.79
ST. PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH $480.60
LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL $473.06
CHOPTICON BAND $466.04
ST. MARYS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY $460.65
HISTORIC SOTTERLEY INC. $411.04
ORGANIZATION TOTAL
LEONARD HALL JR NAVEL ACADEMY $409.99
THE CALVERTON SCHOOL $388.03
HOLLYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $380.37
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY $379.48
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $372.32
THE CENTER FOR LIFE ENRICHMENT $349.67
LUCKY ONES INC. $348.11
BENEDICT LADIES AUXILIARY $338.47
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF SO. MD. $338.05
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH $317.45
AMERICAN RED CROSS SO MD CHAPTER $315.10
SPRING RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL $313.36
HOLLYWOOD VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD INC. $308.61
CARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER OF SOUTHERN MD. $307.74
ST. DOMINICS SODALITY $303.04
THE 730 CLUB AT IMMACULATE CONCEPTION $247.64
CHESAPEAKE CHARTER SCHOOL ALLIANCE $236.55
ST. ANNES ANGLICAN CHURCH $231.34
WILD THINGS 4-H CLUB $221.00
ST. MARYS NURSING CENTER INC. $220.23
ST. MICHAELS SCHOOL $197.62
MARGARET BRENT MIDDLE SCHOOL $191.20
LEXINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY $190.35
GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE OF SO. MD. $183.49
SUMMERSEAT FARM $168.14
PATUXENT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY $157.85
DUCKS UNLIMITED ST. MARYS CO. CHAPTER $157.84
TRINITY EPISCOPAL PARISH-NEWPORT $148.64
GOOD SAMARITAN LUTHERAN CHURCH $144.18
WALDEN SIERRA $144.10
ORGANIZATION TOTAL
FIRST SAINTS COMMUNITY CHURCH $139.79
ST. MARYS ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE-SMAWL $135.48
MILTON SOMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL $131.95
ST. MARYS HELPING HANDS INC. $126.76
UNITED WAY OF CHARLES COUNTY $111.99
CHRISTMAS IN APRIL - ST. MARYS $105.92
MARCH OF DIMES - SOUTHERN MARYLAND $105.87
TOWN CREEK ELEM PTA $101.28
GREYT EXPECTATIONS GREYHOUND RESCUE $87.35
YOUNG LIFE ST. MARYS $81.29
THREE OAKS CENTER $72.73
GREENWELL FOUNDATION $69.23
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES (NARFE) $61.77
GREENVIEW KNOLLS ELEMENTARY $56.26
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 9-99218 FSNE $55.38
GOSPEL TABERNACLE OF PRAYER ASSEMBLY OF CHRIST INC. $51.71
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF THE CHESAPEAKE $46.82
THE ARC OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND $45.53
ST. MARYS NURSING CENTER FOUNDATION INC. $36.84
DISCOVER U CHILDRENS MUSEUM $35.09
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF ST. MARYS COUNTY $33.56
PASTORAL COUNSELING CENTER OF ST MARYS INC $23.88
HOSPICE OF CHARLES COUNTY $10.89
ROOTS OF MANKIND CORP. $10.00
SUBURBAN WILDLIFE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION INC. $10.00
CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL $10.00
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND $10.00
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Michael Stoff, 11,
from California, said he was
planning on going to His-
toric St. Marys City to see
their freworks display on
July 2. Im going to this
big concert thing where
theyre going to have fre-
works in St. Marys City,
he said, going on to say
he may buy some fre-
works to set off at home,
but he hasnt decided
what kind he wants.
What are your plans for the 4th of July weekend?
Dominick
Parker, 26, a Best
Buy employee from
Lexington Park, said
he would be attend-
ing a celebration at
his work on July 3.
Theyll be having
this celebration at the
shopping center, so the
whole community can
come out.
Jennifer Mazuc, 25,
said she would be setting off
her own freworks at home.
On the 4th my husband
and I and our three room-
mates are setting off fre-
works at our house. We
went to Pennsylvania [to
buy them], so were al-
ready prepared, she said,
laughing.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A vehicle collision that claimed the life of an
elderly Mechanicsville woman is the second such fa-
tality at the St. Johns Road intersection with Route
235 in as many years, county sheriffs records show.
Deputies are currently investigating the cause
of the crash that killed Mary Ernell Butler, 81, on
June 26.
Police reports state that at about 11:17 p.m. the
collision occurred when Butler tried to drive her
2003 Nissan Sentra northbound onto Route 235
from St. Johns Road and collided with a 2009 Toyota
Camry coming south on Route 235 driven by Wade
Christopher Wathen, 45, of Lexington Park.
Police reports state that Butlers failure to yield
the right of way led to the fatal collision.
Butler was pronounced dead at the scene, police
reports state, succumbing to injuries sustained in the
collision.
Wathen was evacuated by state police helicop-
ter to Prince Georges Hospital Center in Cheverly.
Police do not believe alcohol to be a contribut-
ing factor in the accident.
Statistics over the last three years point to the
St. Johns Road intersection with Route 235 to be a
dangerous one.
Since 2007 there have been two fatal crashes,
one property damage incident that resulted in no in-
juries in a vehicle collision and 11 personal injury
incidents.
Woman Killed in Wreck at St. Johns Intersection
Karen Christy Holt Chesser,
former county attorney
and prosecutor for the
St. Marys County States
Attorneys offce, was sworn-
in Wednesday afternoon as a
new judge for the St. Marys
County District Court, to
fll the vacancy created by
the retirement of the Judge
John F. Slade, III. Chesser
was nominated by the Trial
Courts Judicial Nominating
Commissions and appointed
by Governor Martin
OMalley.
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out with was the rice cooker.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
When Tom and Rick Benefeld built the Crossroads
Apartments just over a year ago on Great Mills Road they did
it to make a proft, but also to help add to the countys apparent
growing need for affordable workforce housing.
With 21 units built only nine of them are occupied, they
told The County Times on Tuesday, and with the countys ap-
proval of a state loan of $7 million to preserve the nearby In-
dian Bridge Apartments as workforce housing
they say that it becomes increasingly diffcult to
compete.
The Indian Bridge deal brings in a private
developer to renovate and manage the property
and keep rents in the range about $650 a month
with most rents in the mid-to-high $800 range.
Rents at the Crossroads property are com-
parable, say the Benefeld brothers, with apart-
ments that are newer and more energy effcient.
The one thing they say stops them from
getting more tenants is that they do not as yet
accept housing subsidies often known as Sec-
tion 8 vouchers.
The Indian Bridge deal, they say, could
force them to sell their property if it does not
soon turn a proft, which would have the affect
of actually reducing workforce housing stock.
It would weigh heavily on us to con-
sider that, Tom Benefeld said. If some-
body bought that property theres no way they
could keep the rates where we have them.
While the deal to preserve the Indian Bridge
apartments for affordable housing does not have
a great expense to the county, Rick Benefeld
said that the taxpayers inevitably were paying
for the cost.
Its not a county expense but it is a tax-
payer expense, Rick Benefeld said, adding that
the 40 year mortgage that came with the Indian
Bridge deal was out of reach for most private
developers.
If we could get a 40 year mortgage we could lower rents
but a private business cant get that.
Both brothers say that while accepting Section 8 vouchers
could bring in tenants they say that that would also increase
the overall tax burden of citizens and it would also just en-
courage renters to move from one older property to a newer
property such as theirs and the site would not actually help
allay the shortage of workforce housing.
Bob Schaller, head of the countys Department of Eco-
nomic and Community Development, said that the Benefelds
decision to enter the market came at one of the worst times
possible economically with the recession. but he said that the
county and state could examine changing laws that restrict al-
lowing waiving building impact fees only for non-proft enti-
ties to include for-proft developers.
He said that the Crossroads project could still be a valu-
able asset, but he said that the Section 8 issue was likely to
lessen in the coming years because of a lack of funding.
Theyre [the Benefelds] helping the cause and that cause
is to get more workforce housing, Schaller said. Section 8
funding is going down while the demand is going up; its com-
petition but its diminishing competition.
Apartment and rental housing exists in large numbers
around the county at affordable rates, and much of that space
is already occupied, but there are openings.
Places like Greenview Village Apartments report only a
few vacancies, while the Londontowne apartment complex on
Pegg Road reports only two properties open.
Some of the largest, more affordable housing centers like
the The Greens on Willows Road report a 93 percent occu-
pancy, while Fox Chase Apartments on Chancellors Run Road
are flled to 81 percent capacity.
guyleonard@countytimes.net
Developer: $15M Indian Bridge Deal Hurts Private Enterprise
The developers of the Crossroads apartments on Great Mills Road say that the deal struck
recently for the Indian Bridge apartments puts them in a tough competitive position.
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Jazz
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Seafood Festival
Saturday, July 10 - 3pm to 9 pm
St. Clement's Island Museum
38370 Point Breeze Road
Colton's Point, MD 20626
This event is presented by the Friends of the St. Clement's Island and Piney Point Museums and
the Board of County Commissioners for St. Mary's County.
Call or log on for tickets and information:
301-769-2222
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The leadership at the Lexington Park Vol-
unteer Rescue Squad is appealing to the federal
U.S. Department of Agriculture for a loan of
$2.5 million to help build a planned new fa-
cility to replace their old squad bay on Great
Mills Road.
Back in 2007 the rescue squad was able to
acquire a piece of land from a local developer
to build a new structure near the current Bay
District Volunteer Fire Department on South
Shangri-La Drive.
Ken Hicks, president of the rescue squad,
said that the application for the loan came late
because of the rescue squads need to pay off
the mortgage on their newer facility on Buck
Hewitt Road.
Hicks said that the squad was seeking
federal help because of the lower interest rates
on the loan and because the county and state
coffers could not support building the new
station.
We can get funding
through them [USDA] with
a lower interest rate, Hicks
said, adding that the USDA
provided the loan because of
the countys rural nature.
The USDA loan would
run for 40 years if approved,
Hicks said, while banks
he had sought loans from
would only provide a loan
for between 15 and 25 years
with a higher interest rate.
That would have killed
us being a volunteer organi-
zation, Hicks said. In the
long run, the moneys worth it.
The aging facility on Great Mills Road
has been a central location for the countys
busiest rescue squad and, Hicks said, the size
and needs of the rescue squad have outpaced
what the cramped headquarters can provide.
The bays are too narrow, the ambulanc-
es arent getting any smaller theyre getting
bigger, Hicks said. The new facility will
have four drive through bays and one main-
tenance bay.
According to documentation provided
to the county in seeking the federal loan, the
new structure would be about 14,200 square
feet in size on 1.76 acres of land, about twice
the scope of the current station, Hicks said.
The rescue squad has also topped more
than 5,000 calls for service a year, Hicks said,
and they see those numbers continuing to grow
as the countys population center swells.
Its increasing by 2 to 3 percent each
year, Hicks said.
Lex Park Volunteers Looking For
Federal Dollars
Photo by Guy Leonard
The aging Station 39 of the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The group of candidates fling for coun-
ty, state and federal offces is growing just
days before the July 6 deadline and local
races especially are heating up as candidates
widen the feld of choices for voters.
Three men have so far fled for the pres-
idency of the Board of County Commission-
ers. Incumbent Francis Jack Russell (D-St.
George Island) is running unopposed in the
primary but will face one of two Republican
challengers in November in either Kenneth
F. Booth of Great Mills or Randy Guy of
Clements.
In the 1
st
Commissioner District in-
cumbent GOP Commissioner Kenneth R.
Dement is running in a contested primary
against Cindy Jones and Richard A. John-
son, both of Valley Lee as well as indepen-
dent business woman Dorothy Andrews of
Callaway.
Elfreda Mathis, of Valley Lee, who has
been an elementary school prinicipal and a
member of the countys Commission on Ag-
ing, is the only Democrat so far to fle for the
District 1 primary.
Arthur Shepard, a program director in
the Recreation and Parks department, is also
the sole Democrat to fle for the District 2
race. The District 2 seat is being vacated by
Thomas Mattingly.
In the GOP primary for District 2
Brandon Hayden, chairman of the countys
planning commission is facing off against
former sheriffs deputy and states attorney
investigator Dan Morris.
In District 3 both incumbent commis-
sioner Lawrence D. Jarboe, a Republican,
and Democratic candidate and Board of Ed-
ucation member Bill Mattingly are running
unopposed in their respective primary slots.
For the seat in District 4 being vacated
by Daniel Raley, school board member Mary
Washington has fled for the Democratic pri-
mary and Todd B. Morgan, president of the
local Navy Alliance, is running unopposed
so far as a Republican.
Michael Cain, a political scientist at St.
Marys College of Maryland, said that the
commissioner races were exciting heading
into election season and that familiar faces
in county government and from the commu-
nity at large were becoming fresh ones on
the political stage.
But no matter who gets elected, he said,
they will have to face tough fscal reali-
ties in dealing with, at best, stable revenue
streams.
I think everyones going to have to un-
derstand theres still going to be increasing
costs either because of what the state does or
because or just the cost of doing business.
No other challengers have joined the
race for states attorney between GOP in-
cumbent Richard D. Fritz and Democratic
challenger John A. Mattingly.
Mattingly was indicted last year along
with real estate business partner Daniel
Brown on allegations of land fraud and
theft but a special prosecutor from Prince
Georges County has been appointed to the
case.
Mattingly, who also faces witness tam-
pering charges from a shooting case two
years ago, has denied any wrongdoing in the
cases against him and has accused Fritz of
political retribution for challenging him.
Incumbent Sheriff Timothy K. Cam-
eron is currently running unopposed in the
GOP primary and no Democrat has fled.
At the state level Del. John Bohanan
(D-Dist. 29B) has fled for re-election and is
unopposed in the primary so far. Republican
Erik Anderson is challenging Bohanan and
is also running unopposed in his primary.
Del. John F. Wood (D-Dist. 29A), one of
the longest serving delegates in the state, is
running unopposed in his primary but will
face one of three Republican candidates in
Matt Morgan from Charles County, Joe Di-
Marco of Charlotte Hall and Henry Camaio-
ni, a realtor residing in California.
House Minority Leader Anthony J.
ODonnell of Lusby is running unopposed
in the GOP delegate race for District 29 C,
while Shawn P. Quinn, also of Lusby is run-
ning for the same seat as a Libertarian.
Incumbent Democrat Sen. Roy P. Dy-
son, also a long-serving offcial, is unop-
posed in the primary. GOP candidate Steven
Waugh, of Lusby is running unopposed so
far.
In congress House Majority Leader
Steny H. Hoyer, of Mechanicsville, is facing
three opponents in the Democratic primary
in Thomas Defbaugh, Sr. from Glen Burnie,
Andrew Charles Gall of College Park and
Sylvanus G. Bent of Accokeek.
GOP challengers Collins Bailey and
Charles Lollar, both of Charles County, will
face off in the primary.
H. Gavin Schickle, a Libertarian candi-
date from Indian Head has fled for the same
seat as a Libertarian.
Cain told The County Times that he be-
lieved Hoyers position is safe despite wide-
spread discontent over his votes supporting
controversial federal measures such as the
health care bill.
The real interest, he said, would be
who would win between Lollar and Bailey.
He characterized Lollar as a charismatic
speaker, while Bailey was able to tap into
the growing Tea Party movement to add to
his campaign experience.
Long-time U.S. Senator Barbara Mi-
kulski is also up for re-election and faces a
broad feld of six candidates in the Demo-
cratic primary. On the GOP side 10 candi-
dates have fled as have four candidates who
are either Libertarian or unaffliated.
Election Ballot Filling up as Deadline Approaches
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A St. Marys County Sheriffs Deputy has
been suspended with pay over the weekend,
The County Times has learned, in the after-
math of his arrest of a Great Mills woman who
had recorded him on a cell phone camera.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said Mon-
day that the suspension was due to the ongo-
ing internal investigation into Cpl. Patrick
Handys actions June 12 when he arrested
Yvonne Shaw for allegedly trying to intercept
his interaction with people while responding
to a call in the Colony Square community.
Cameron said Handy was suspended
based on allegations and the potential se-
riousness of the alleged violations.
This is also to protect both Handy and
Shaw during the investigation, Cameron
said.
Cameron went on to say that part of the
inquest included looking into allegations that
Handy attempted to contact Shaw after the ar-
rest and her release.
Theres some indication that there was
contact between Handy and Shaw and thats
part of the allegations of conduct.
Last week States Attorney Richard Fritz
said he would drop the charges against Shaw
because proving beyond a reasonable doubt that
she was trying to illegally intercept his response
to the call to a noise complaint would not have
been likely.
Fritz, however, said that he did not believe
that Handy had engaged in any wrong doing
during incident where he seized Shaws cell
phone and subsequently arrested her.
Both Fritz and Cameron said last week that
law enforcement offcers can have a reasonable
expectation of being recorded while in public
and on duty in most cases.
Shaw was later released on her own re-
cognizance following the arrest more than two
weeks ago.
Shaw claimed that she was recording
Handy and another deputy during the incident
because Handy was becoming verbally abusive
to one of her friends.
In charging documents, Handy wrote that
Shaws intent in recording his interactions with
the public were to try to show that he was ha-
rassing citizens.
Cameron said he was uncertain as to how
long the investigation would continue.
Deputy in Cell Phone Seizure Suspended
UPDATE
A crowd of local offcials participated in the ceremonious groundbreaking at John Baggett Park at Laurel
Grove for the ffth phase of the Three Notch Trail, which when completed next year will run north out of
the park for three miles. From left is St. Marys County commissioners Larry Jarboe, Tom Mattingly, Dan
Raley, F. Jack Russell, Kenny Dement, Delagate Johnny Wood and Phil Rollins, director of county parks and
recreation.
Its not too late for locally-owned restau-
rants and local growers to sign up for Savor St.
Marys Restaurant Week! Restaurant Week
will be held from July 25 August 8, 2010, and
features dishes prepared by local restaurants
using fresh ingredients from our areas farms,
waterways and vineyards.
Registration forms can be downloaded on
the Savor St. Marys website, www.savorst-
marys.com. For more information, call the
St. Marys County Division of Tourism at 301-
475-4200 ext. 1404.
All restaurants are invited to attend the
Loveville Produce Auction Open House on
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. Come to
the open house and see how easy it is to buy
local produce for your restaurant!
Please R.S.V.P. to the Department of Eco-
nomic & Community Development, Agricul-
ture Division at 301-475-4200 ext. 1402. Walk-
ins are welcome, but R.S.V.P.s are appreciated.
Its Not Too Late to Join Savor St. Marys
Restaurant Week
Photo by Sean Rice
The County Times
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By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
The head of the Maryland Department of
Transportation (MDOT) told elected leaders from
both St. Marys and Calvert counties Friday that
federal funding will be key to getting started on
building a replacement for the Thomas Johnson
Bridge that links the two jurisdictions.
The bridge continues to be a priority, Bev-
erly K. Swaim-Staley, secretary of MDOT, told
offcials at a small meeting at the Calvert Marine
Museum. We need a new transportation autho-
rization, not a quick fx but a long term funding
solution.
Swaim-Staley said that the state will con-
tinue with the preliminary design study, which
should be completed by spring or summer of 2011,
to help ensure that if federal funding does become
available the bridge project will be a front runner
for engineering and construction dollars.
Neither the state or the federal government
have committed to anymore construction proj-
ects, in fact we continue to cut, Swaim-Staley
said. We have to have the study done so that we
can say to everyone with a straight face that were
ready to go, we need the money.
Estimates of the fnal cost of the bridge from
state offcials are edging towards $1 billion.
Gregory Slater, planning director for the
State Highway Administration, told offcials that
the range now stands at between $865 million and
$985 million for the planning, engineering and
construction of the project.
We all know its going to be an expensive
project, Swaim-Staley said.
Offcials from both sides of the Patuxent
River, which the bridge spans, have been con-
cerned that the regions traffc volumes have long
outpaced the bridges capacity with its narrow
two-lane design.
Sen. Roy Dyson (D-Great Mills) said that ac-
cidents continue to snarl traffc on the bridge that
can back up vehicles for miles in either direction.
This road is incredibly packed, God help us
if we have an accident, Dyson said. It was never
meant for [the traffc] we have today.
Slater said that the state is currently examin-
ing the options for a new bridge, including a new
span next to the old one or even a no-build option,
which was an unlikely pick.
Dyson said that offcials did not like the idea
of a new second span to stand near the existing
bridge.
Having two bridges, I think that would be
horrendous, Dyson said.
Bridge Replacement Depends
on Federal Funding
From left: Kimberly Briscoe-Tonic and Tony Tonic, owners of Briscoe-Tonic Funeral
Home; Gary Kurtz, assistant commander for corporate operations and total force, NAVAIR; Andrew Applegate,
president and executive director of Asbury~Solomons Island; Brianna Bowling, president and CEO of Zekiah Tech-
nologies, Inc.; Brent Snyder, president and CEO of Facchina Global Services; and Lee Bradshaw, president and
CEO of Technology Services Associates. (Submitted photo)
The 10th annual Leading Edge Awards
celebrated six of Southern Marylands leading
businesses and executives on June 23, with Jeff
Finkle, president and chief executive offcer of
International Economic Development Council,
providing the keynote address.
Co-hosting this years Leading Edge Awards
with College of Southern Maryland (CSM) and
the Corporate Center at CSM were Calvert Coun-
ty Department of Economic and Community De-
velopment, Charles County Technology Council,
Patuxent Partnership, and the Small Business
Development Center for the Southern Region of
Maryland (SBDC).
The CEO of the Year, presented by CSMs
Corporate Center, was Brianna Bowling, who
started Zekiah Technologies in the basement of
her home in La Plata in 1998.
Asbury-Solomons Island was the Calvert
County Business of the Year, presented by the
Calvert County Department of Economic De-
velopment. Facchina Global Services was the
Charles County Technology Companys Com-
pany of the Year, and Technology Security Asso-
ciates, Inc. was the Patuxent Partnership Member
Firm of the Year.
CSMs Partnership in Education Award was
presented to Naval Air Systems Command (NA-
VAIR), with its headquarters at Naval Air Station
Patuxent River and Naval Warfare Center - Air-
craft Division.
Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home was honored
as the Small Business of the Year, presented by
SBDC. Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home opened
its doors in May 2008 and in its frst full year
in business handled 57 percent more cases than
projected.
This is the 10th year for the Leading Edge
Awards, which celebrates corporate success in
Southern Maryland, recognizing organizations
and individuals who inspire their staff, exude suc-
cess and contribute to the economic vitality of the
region. For information visit www.corporatecen-
ter.csmd.edu/LEA/2010.html.
Southern Maryland Companies
on the Leading Edge
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A week-long battery of ground tests greet-
ed the newest P-8A aircraft to reach Naval Air
Station Patuxent River.
The second test aircraft arrived last week-
end after a fight from Boeings Seattle facili-
ties. Rear Adm. Bill Moran, Maritime Patrol
and Reconnaissance Group commander, was
among the crew to deliver the aircraft, referred
to as T-2, a press release states.
T-2 completed the frst mission systems
tests on the West Coast including an approxi-
mate four-hour test fight on June 11. The dedi-
cated mission system fight was a joint opera-
tion between a P-3 and the P-8 aircraft.
Flight test points focused on acoustics,
communications and radar system functions.
According to team leaders, all primary objec-
tives were met, and the systems were working
as advertised.
Feedback from our fight test crews was
very positive from
the frst several
mission system
test events out in
Seattle, said Capt.
Mike Moran, pro-
gram manager for
PMA-290. It is
unique to see the
systems perform-
ing so well this
early in the fight
test phase of a pro-
gram this size, but
the investment in
our high fdelity
weapons system
integration lab
with fight quali-
fed hardware and
software is clearly
showing its value.
Although we are
still early in the fight test program and the ma-
jority of fight test events remain ahead of us, this
is a very positive frst step for the program.
On the last test fight in Seattle the P-8 few
along side a P-3 to evaluate the acoustic system
performance and conduct a direct comparison
of the data coming through the sensors and dis-
plays for both aircraft. During that fight test,
the P-3 deployed 30 plus sonobuoys. The P-3
and P-8 tracked the acoustic target and pro-
cessed the information on the mission consoles.
The aircraft demonstrated acoustic subsystem
capabilities of receiving, processing and dis-
playing buoy data.
The acoustic system operated extremely
well throughout the entire two hour test fight,
demonstrating very good correlation with the
performance exhibited in the system integration
lab, Neal Rothback, P-8A integrated product
team deputy, said in the release.
The programs remaining fight test air-
craft, T-3, will transfer to Pax River later this
summer. Each aircraft will focus on extensive
mission systems and weapons system testing,
ensuring the P-8As ability to carry out the anti-
submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare and
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
operations.
The Poseidon will replace the P-3C Orion
as the Navys premier maritime patrol and re-
connaissance aircraft. Its advanced mission sys-
tems, software and communications technology
will allow the Fleet to carry out the same mis-
sions as the Orion, but with greater situational
awareness that will enhance mission success.
The P-8A program continues to meet all
performance criteria and is on track for initial
operational capability in 2013, the Naval Air
Systems Command reports.
NAS Patuxent River P-8A Fleet Growing
More than 200 warfghters, Pentagon off-
cials, NAVAIR leaders, and industry represen-
tatives recently convened at the J.T. Daugherty
Center in Lexington Park. Their purpose was
to specifcally focus on discussing how to bet-
ter support the warfghter.
One of my key goals at this conference is
to have an open exchange between NAWCAD
and its warfghting customers, Rear Adm.
Donald Gaddis, NAWCAD commander, said
in a press release.
During the two-day conference, various
NAWCAD leaders presented information on
the NAWCAD capabilities, current initiatives
and specifc projects.
As NAVAIR Commander Vice Adm.
David Architzel opened the conference, he es-
tablished two key points. First, NAWCAD is
superior in its mission of aircraft Research, De-
velopment, Test and Evaluation, and acquisi-
tion support. Second, the NAWCAD resources
of people, facilities, ranges and processes offer
solutions to the warfghter.
During his remarks, Gaddis said that
while most of the Aircraft Divisions workload
supports Naval Aviation Programs, there is a
very important part of the work that directly
supports the warfghter in the feld. He urged
the NAWCAD workforce to focus on accelerat-
ing solutions to the battlefeld, in support of the
joint warfghter.
Both Architzel and Gaddis encouraged
networking during the conference as a means
to facilitate solutions to current challenges fac-
ing our joint warfghters.
John Chilton, senior director for the Op-
erations Integration Group in the Offce of the
Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy, addressed
Irregular Warfare. He discussed the historical
outcomes of Irregular Warfare within the Navy
and Marine Corps which has made the impor-
tance of its effectiveness a clear priority.
The professional team under Rear Adm.
Gaddis at the NAWCAD understands rapid re-
sponse and is making a difference for the warf-
ighter on the ground, said Chilton.
James OConnell, director of the Joint Ir-
regular Warfare Center, recognized irregular
warfare as being a persistent form of confict
in the future and summarized fourteen specifc
focus areas to address this challenge.
First Warfghter Support Conference Held
U.S. Navy Lt. Wayne Lewis, left, discusses fight procedures with Rear Adm. Bill Moran,
Patrol and Reconnaissance Group commander, prior to departure of the second P-8A
test fight aircraft from Seattle, Wash., to Naval Air Station Patuxent River on June 19.
The aircraft, known as T-2, is one of three test aircraft that will focus on extensive mission
systems and weapons system testing, ensuring the P-8As ability to carry out the anti-
submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnais-
sance operations.
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In the modern day world of big govern-
ment spending our money - as much as it takes
to solve all our problems - our local elected
offcials recently obligated more than $15 mil-
lion of your tax dollars to bail out an apartment
complex that is worth only $8 million (on a real
good day). They justify spending your money
like this in the name of workforce housing.
Using federal dollars (Hoyer), using state
dollars (Dyson and Bohanan) and using county
dollars (all 5 county commissioners) can now
represent themselves as the guys who provided
needed workforce housing to our community.
Of course they did, using whatever amount of
your money they needed to be able to say they
did something about the problem.
Its what career politicians do, throw any
amount of your money at the problem and then
campaign on their ability to solve problems.
For most of us, every day we are tasked with
problem solving, but success comes from solv-
ing the problem in the most fscally responsible
way. Problem solving at any cost is not an op-
tion when its your money or your companys
money.
This is why our country, our state, and
our local governments all fnd themselves in
a fscal mess. Children in America today are
born with mountains of government debt hang-
ing over their heads because career politicians
are more concerned with flling every need no
matter the cost so they can get re-elected.
It was just over a year ago when the St.
Marys County Commissioners purchased the
Hayden farm in the Leonardtown area paying
more than $5 million for property valued at
only a little more than $3 million. The proper-
ty is proposed to be used for a school site, may-
be a library site, and maybe some recreational
uses. The need to acquire land for these uses
was fairly well documented, although many ar-
guments can be made that the location may not
be best suited for all the stated uses.
Yet overall the decision to purchase the
land is not what was called into question, it was
the price the county agreed to pay for the land
that left folks disenchanted. There are very few
people in St. Marys County who would use
their own money to pay 40% more for a piece
of property than what it is worth. No business,
no institution, no individual, only a fool would
be so reckless with their own money.
And unless that fool had cash in hand to
make such a decision, a worthy lending insti-
tution would not fnance such a purchase. But
government, using our money has plenty of
cash in hand.
Commissioner Larry Jarboe supported the
$15 million in taxpayer dollars for the $8 mil-
lion dollar investment in workforce housing.
But Jarboe claimed to be against the purchase
of the Hayden farm because the price was too
high. Yet Jarboe didnt use the legislative tools
and resources available to him as a commis-
sioner, one with 12 years experience, to force
the anticipated purchase into public debate
where common sense would have prevailed.
Instead, Jarboe went along with the planned
purchase in closed door meetings for more
than a year, and at the 12th hour Jarboe did
what he does best, be a populist career politi-
cian rather than an effective advocate for fscal
responsibility.
Five years ago, Jarboe had the opportu-
nity to support a plan that would have provided
Habitat for Humanity county-owned excess
property next to Indian Bridge apartments.
At no additional cost to the taxpayers, Habitat
would have the ability to build more than 250
workforce houses that people could own for
less than the rents they will be paying at Indian
Bridge apartments. And the land with new
homes would have been put back on the county
tax rolls. The plan died for lack of support.
The county says the $15 million will as-
sure 84 affordable apartments are available,
affordable apartments that were already avail-
able before the $15 million. Market conditions
around Indian Bridge apartments would have
dictated they remain an affordable housing op-
tion without taxpayer dollars.
A quick search of other apartment com-
plexes that didnt get taxpayer dollars fnds
that nearly all have apartments available in
the same price range which Indian Bridge will
rent for. And quick math shows that taxpayers
could have provided a $200 per month subsidy
for 200 apartments for 20 years and only spend
a little more than half of the $15 million.
Approximately half of the $15 million is
proposed to be paid back to the taxpayers over
the next 40 years from rent revenues. But these
apartments are already nearly 20 years old,
they will lose their effective life much sooner
than 40 years unless more large sums of tax-
payer dollars are invested in the property.
Big government once again overreaches.
$20 Million Taxpayer Dollars,
Worth $11 Million
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date application for title will be made.
America is policing the whole world.
Why?
Our Congress gives the power to all agen-
cies to spend the taxpayers money for any pur-
pose they please.
Suicide bombers kill civilians by the hun-
dreds and if the Americans kill one civilian, the
World is up in arms. These countries sue the
US government. We spend millions of US dol-
lars for contractors, who cater to warlords and
terrorists.
This money could be used to beneft our
countrys problems. Why must taxpayers mon-
ies be spent by countries that hate the U.S.A.?
Our troops are dying for nothing.
Maybe we should revert to the Monroe
doctrine. Spend taxpayers money on U.S.A.
obligations.
Millions of dollars are made by contractors
who revel in having a war. They are earning
money hand over fst by supplying war products
to anyone who has the money. Proft is the only
thing that counts. Greed is all these contractors
think of and to hell with their country. Money
is their GOD!
Why does Congress persist in giving tax-
payers money to other countries in lieu of the
United States of America? We do not need to
buy friends.
Congress is not fulflling their constituents
needs. They are self-serving as usual. Vote in-
cumbents out, we need new blood in Congress.
Get rid of career politicians.
Daniel Wilson
Leonardtown, MD
Maybe we Should Revert to the Monroe Doctrine
Well, here we are after the last and present
US Presidents have each faced a major catas-
trophe. Lets compare the results.
President Bush had ambulances and emer-
gency vehicles pre-positioned outside New
Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrinas arrival.
The mayor of New Orleans and Governor of
Louisiana, despite there being buses waiting to
evacuate the residents, took no action and left
people to fend for themselves. They had fve
days notice that Katrina was headed for them!
When FEMA was activated, people were relo-
cated, housed, fed, provided with medical care,
and received vouchers to buy personal items.
President Bush gets an A since the frst re-
sponsibility lay with the local authorities and
they did nothing to help their own constituents
and spent time blaming the federal government
for their own failures.
President Obama immediately assigned
blame to BP executives but did nothing other
than assign the head of the Coast Guard to co-
ordinate the response. Despite never actually
talking with the BP executives his response
was, We will put our boot on the throats of the
BP executives and keep it there until this mess
is cleaned up. The Netherlands offered to send
us oil containment booms that they use when
there is a North Sea oil spoil but were told, No
thanks, we can handle it. I heard a petroleum
engineer on the radio yesterday and he stated
the best way (known for years through trial and
error experience) to clean up the oil would be to
use oil eating organisms that eat the oil, break-
ing it down into harmless byproducts. He went
on to say that the US has several million pounds
of these organisms freeze dried and ready for
use. He added The federal government has not
requested that it be used. Oil containment and
clean up equipment is sitting idle in the Gulf
because the government is taking no action.
Meanwhile, millions of gallons of oil continue
to leak out with local papers predicting we will
be seeing it soon in the Chesapeake Bay thanks
to the Gulf Streams currents!
President Obama gets a D- for his leader-
ship. It would have been lower but what can
you expect from a former Senator who routine-
ly voted Present on bills rather than make a
decision?
The last presidential election saw the me-
dia hype a candidate with few qualifcations
who has little experience in decision making
and, evidently, few leadership skills as well.
While the groundswell was to try someone
who was not a political insider, it seems to have
backfred. While few trust experienced politi-
cians, at least they know how to organize things
and take action. Until we can pass some term
limits on our federal offce holders, lets make
sure a candidates qualifcations are there when
Election Day rolls around.
Glenn Weder
Hollywood, MD
Obama Scores a D- For Leadership
The County Times
Police: Woman Tried To Assault Another With
Baseball Bat
On June 27, 2010 at approximately 11:15 pm deputies responded to the Quik
Shop on Great Mills Road for a report of a fght in progress. Upon arrival deputies
observed Octavia Monique Ford, 23, of Lusby walking towards another individual
with a metal baseball bat in her hand. Ford was screaming which attracted the at-
tention of many bystanders. Deputies ordered her to drop the bat and she complied.
Deputies detained Ford and ordered her to stop yelling as they conducted an inves-
tigation. Ford continued to yell and confront the crowd of people who gathered,
police allege. Investigation revealed Ford had allegedly attempted to strike another
female who was seated in a vehicle. Ford missed striking the woman and hit her
vehicle causing a dent, police allege. Ford was arrested and charged with second
degree assault, disorderly conduct and destruction of property
Sex Offender Charged With Failing To Notify
Police Of Residence Change
Detectives from the Bureau of Criminal Investigations Sex Offender Unit
received
information indicating John Morris Quade Jr., age 28, a registered sex offender,
may have moved from his residence of record in Mechanicsville to a residence on
Andover Estates Road in Valley Lee. An investigation was conducted and detec-
tives were able to determine Quade had allegedly moved from his home of record
to an address on Andover Estates Road in Valley Lee. On June 22, 2010, detectives
responded to Andover Estates Road and located Quade at the residence. Quade was
arrested, transported to the St. Marys County Detention Center and charged with
failing to notify the Sex Offender Registry of an address change. Quade was pre-
sented before a District Court Commissioner for an initial appearance and released
on his personal recognizance. Citizens with information concerning registered sex
offenders are urged to contact Cpl. William Raddatz of the Sex Offender Registry
at 301-475-4200 x1958.
Callers can also make anonymous tips at 301-475-3333, or text TIP239 plus
your message to CRIMES (274637).
Philip H. Dorsey III
Attorney at Law
-Serious Personal Injury Cases-
LEONARDTOWN: 301-475-5000
TOLL FREE: 1-800-660-3493
EMAIL: phild@dorseylaw.net
www.dorseylaw.net
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Staff Writer
State Fire Marshals are investigating an-
other arson in St. Marys County after an un-
known suspect or suspects set fre to a trailer in
Charlotte Hall.
Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Duane Svites,
commander of the regional offce, said that in-
vestigators have no suspects in the case.
It was an arson, Svites told The County
Times on Monday. Were just getting off the
ground on this one.
According to information from the fre
marshals offce the trailer was set ablaze
at about 12:24 a.m. Monday on Charlotte
Hall Road and caused about $3,000 worth of
damage.
The trailer was vacant and no one was in-
jured, according to fre marshals.
John K. Parlett, owner of CMI Gen-
eral Contractors, Inc, which owned the
trailer and the property on which it stood,
said that his company had purchased the
land and the trailer about 10 years ago.
Its property we have had up for sale, Parlett
said. The trailer had very little value. It was
boarded up, it was just abandoned.
Information from the fre marshals offce
stated that the fre was started inside the trailer
when the suspect or suspects ignited famma-
ble materials in the interior of the structure.
The trailer was completely destroyed, fre
marshal reports stated.
The fre was discovered by a passing mo-
torist, the report goes on to state, and took 20
frefghters from both the Mechanicsville and
Hughesville volunteer fre departments just
about 15 minutes to extinguish.
Svites said that fre marshals have inves-
tigated 14 separate incidents in St. Marys so
far this year, with fve of them being arsons to
houses, four arsons to vehicles, one mailbox
destruction, one dumpster fre and one chair
set on fre outside a home in Mechanicsville
that was related to a domestic issue.
Investigators have also looked into two
calls for a freworks discharge and a false fre
alarm at Great Mills High School near the end
of May.
Svites said that calls for service this year
have closely mirrored the number for the same
time period last year.
Trailer Set Ablaze
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
A convicted sex offender who detec-
tives had been searching for on two war-
rants for allegedly failing to register back
in January and also to provide the address
where he was living was arrested June 25
and held on a no bond status by ruling of
a District Court commissioner, but was re-
leased Monday by a District Court judge on
personal recognizance, The County Times
has learned.
Michael Ray Anthony,
Sr, 44, of Lexington Park,
was released by Judge John
F. Slade III, a court clerk
confrmed Tuesday.
Cindy Allen, spokes-
woman for the St. Marys
County Sheriffs Offce,
said that the District Court
commissioner set Anthony
up for no bail on the charge
of violation of probation
stemming from a January
bench warrant for his arrest
and a $10,000 for failing
to give his true residential
address during the most
recent sex offender check.
Detectives stated Anthony
was a violent sex offender.
Sex offenders must
register every six months,
Allen told The County
Times, and failing to do
so would result in charges
against them.
They must also pro-
vide a true account of
where they are residing,
she said, and if they change
residences they must notify
police before the six-month
requirement.
Court records show that Anthony was
due to register again June 1 and police re-
ports state that detectives began an investi-
gation into his whereabouts the same day.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said that
detectives had searched for Anthony for
nearly a month.
Our concern is always the safety of
the community, Cameron said. We spent
time, energy and focus on fnding and ar-
resting him.
Sex Offender Released Days
After Arrest on Two Warrants
Michael Ray Anthony, Sr
The County Times
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Tom Stockett, 33, who runs a freworks stand on Route 235 in
California, said this year was his frst selling freworks for PPI Pro-
motions, and while sales have been steady so far, he expects one last
rush of consumer traffc before the Independence Day weekend.
[Sales are] pretty good, and theyre picking up more now that
its closer to the holiday, he said, pointing out sparklers and Red
Devil packets as among his most popular items.
Stockett said he didnt see any of the products on his shelves
as particularly dangerous, but it was important to heed warnings on
packages and to not allow children to use freworks unsupervised.
Meanwhile, offcials are circulating the same message across
the state as the holiday nears.
Deputy Bruce Bouch, Public Information Offcer for the Mary-
land State Fire Marshals Offce, said that hand and eye injuries are
the most common in freworks-related incidents, some leading to lost
fngers, hands, or eyesight, but there are ways to minimize the danger
if parents and children are careful.
You have to consider that you shouldnt allow small children to
use freworks, he said, but if you insist on using them, frst off read
follow the warnings. Never attempt to relight the fuse on a frework,
and dont drink alcohol when using them.
Bouch said he also recommends that
people keep a bucket of water or a hose
handy when discharging consumer-grade
freworks at home, since metal rods in most
devices can cause serious burns.
Even sparklers, which are common at
home celebrations and public events, come
with hazards, said Bouch, explaining that
sparklers burn at 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit
and often cause eye injuries or blindness in
small children.
Though regulations on freworks have
been fairly consistent over the years, Bouch
said that different municipalities follow dif-
ferent rules, and its important to check with
local authorities whenever in doubt.
Where you plan to discharge the fre-
works is where you should purchase them,
said Bouch, going on to explain that Mary-
land law allows the use of sparklers contain-
ing no chlorates or perchlorates, ground-
based sparkling devices that are non-aerial
and non-explosive, paper wrapped snappers
containing less than 3/100 grains of explosive
composition, and some snakes that contain no mercury and are not
regulated by DOT, but there can be additional restrictions depending
on where in Maryland people are purchasing the freworks.
Fines for restricted devices can go up to $250, said Bouch, add-
ing that court appearances for citations are mandatory.
Its not like you can write a check and be done with it, you have
to show up for court, he said, going on to explain that possession of
underground devices like M80s and quartersticks, many of which
are packaged to look like legitimate products, count as felonies in
every state, and each device can result in up to 25 years in prison and
$250,000 in fnes.
Bouch went on to say that one of the easiest ways to enjoy fre-
works and stay safe for the holiday is to attend one of the many public
freworks displays occurring throughout the state.
For more information on freworks regulations and safety, as
well as a complete list of public freworks displays, go to www.fre-
marshal.state.md.us.
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Dan Burris Olde Towne Insurance Agency, located in Leonardtown, with ad-
ditional offces in La Plata and Bryans Road, was recognized at the event with the
companys highest honor, the F.W. Hirt Quality Agency award.
The award, named in honor of late Erie Insurance Chairman and Chief Execu-
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commitment to exceptional service, performance and proftability.
Olde Towne Insurance Agency was founded in 2000 by Dan Burris. For more
information, visit their Web site at www.danburris.com.
According to A.M. Best Company, Erie Insurance Group, based in Erie, Penn-
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based on total lines net premium written. Erie Insurance Group has over 4.1 million
policies in force and operates in 11 states and the District of Columbia. It is 14th
largest automobile insurer in the United States and the 18th largest property/casualty
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For the third consecutive year and the fourth
year overall, St. Marys Hospital received the
prestigious 2010 Delmarva Foundation Medicare
Excellence Award for Quality Improvement. The
hospital previously received the award in 2004
and in 2008 and 2009.
St. Marys is one of only eight Maryland
hospitals, four of which are MedStar Health af-
fliates, to receive this years award.
Receiving this award three years in a row
is an indicator that everyone at this hospital
physicians, clinical staff and all associates has
worked exceptionally hard to achieve this goal,
St. Marys Hospital President Christine Wray said
in a press release. St. Marys has a terrifc team
that works together across the board on behalf of
patients to make us a quality hospital.
The Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care
(DFMC), the Medicare Quality Improvement Or-
ganization for Maryland, recognizes individual
hospital performance improvement in the four
national inpatient clinical areas - acute myocardi-
al infarction, heart failure, surgical care improve-
ment and pneumonia.
To merit the award, hospitals must improve
individual performance measure rate to 90 per-
cent or above on 15 required measures and sus-
tain the improvement for at least three consecu-
tive quarters.
This is clear evidence of our dedicated
commitment to excellence, said Vice President
Joan Gelrud. We believe that every patient de-
serves a safe, successful outcome here. Meeting
such exacting criteria and achieving this award
for three consecutive years sends a message to
our patients that they can have confdence in us.
DFMC is a nonproft organization located in
Maryland that has been monitoring and improv-
ing the quality of health care for citizens of Mary-
land since 1973.
The data used to achieve this award is pub-
licly reported and available on many websites, a
hospital release states, such as Hospital Compare
and the Maryland Health Care Commissions
website, more commonly known as the Mary-
land Hospital Report Card.
St. Marys Hospital also won three work-
place excellence awards for the second consecu-
tive year through the Alliance for Workplace Ex-
cellence (AWE). They are the 2010 Workplace
Excellence, the Health & Wellness Trailblazer
and the EcoLeadership award.
AWE is a non-proft organization that fo-
cuses on making companies in the greater Wash-
ington, D.C., area excellent places to work. The
awards highlight businesses that promote pro-
fessional fulfllment and personal wellness at
work, at home and in the community.
St. Marys was one of 61 businesses that
received the Workplace Excellence Award in the
region.
The hospital was one of 34 businesses that
received the Health & Wellness Trailblazer
Award.
The fnal award, which the hospital was one
of 22 to receive, is the EcoLeadership Award, for
companies that recognize the importance of en-
vironmental sustainability.
Hospital Receives Excellence
Award For Third Straight Year
State Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., D-St.
Marys and Charles Counties, was recently
named the most business-friendly Demo-
cratic legislator in the House of Delegates by
the Maryland Business for Responsive Gov-
ernment, (MBRG) a press release states.
Wood has scored the highest among all
Democratic veterans in the House and Sen-
ate with a minimum of 4 years service. In
each of the last four years, Wood has scored
at least 75 percent, based on MBRGs an-
nual evaluation of the votes published in this
years 25th anniversary of Roll Call.
Delegate Wood is also a recipient of the
John Shaw Award given by MBRG to mem-
bers of the General Assembly who have been
leaders on business issues in Maryland.
The MBRG is a statewide nonpartisan
political research and education organization
that works to improve Marylands business
climate. For more information go to www.
mbrg.org
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Michael Berenik, 67
Michael Joseph Berenik, 67
of Lexington Park, MD passed
away on Saturday, June 19, 2010
at Chesapeake Shores Nursing
Home. He was born June 11, 1943
in Washington, DC to the late
Joseph Thomas Berenik and the
late Pearl Alice (Sliger) Berenik.
He is survived by his daugh-
ter Renee Alice Berenik; a sis-
ter Sue Ellen Goldsborough of
Lexington Park, MD; and three
nephews, Carlo Croce, Anthony
Chapollris, and Joseph Tippett,
all of Lexington Park, MD.
Michael was a long time
roofer. He loved to play bingo
and dominos.
The family received friends
for a Memorial Service, Sunday,
June 27, 2010 at the Chesapeake
Shores Nursing Home, Lexing-
ton Park, MD. Interment was
private.
Florence Blevins, 90
Florence P. Blevins, (Flo,
Floss) 90 of Leonardtown, MD
passed away on June 22, 2010 at
her residence.
Born August 5, 1919 in Glen
Rock, PA, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Henry and Cora
Smith.
Floss was born on the fam-
ily farm in Glen Rock, PA. She
worked in her early years in the
sewing factory located in the
township of Glen Rock. The
family moved to Kansas City,
MO where she worked in the
Electronics Plant. The family
moved to St. Marys County in
1960 and she resided in her home
on the Chesapeake Bay until
2009. Floss belonged to the Gray
Ladies Nurses Aide Association
in Leonardtown, MD, the Home-
makers Association of Lexing-
ton Park, United States Power
Squadrons Auxiliary, and retired
from the St. Marys County Pub-
lic School cafeteria program.
In addition to her parents
Floss was preceded in death by
her husband of 65 years, Robert
R. Blevins, siblings; John, Curt,
Walter, Harold, Ruth, Treva,
Margarite and Romaine.
She is survived by her
daughter; Rae D. Bauman, (Paul)
of West Bend, WI, son; Robert S.
Blevins, (Lenore) of Lexington
Park, MD, 8 grandchildren; Mi-
chael Bauman, Kathryn Bauman-
Hill, Andrew Bauman, Tanya
Bassett, Tammy Hallihan, Lance
Blevins, Haley Blevins, and Tay-
lor Blevins, also survived by 11
great-grandchildren and many
nieces and nephews.
Family received friends at
Geiples Funeral Home, Glen
Rock, PA, on Saturday, June 26,
2010 were prayers were said. In-
terment followed in Zion Luther-
an Cemetery. Memorial contri-
butions may be made to the Lex-
ington Park Volunteer Rescue
Squad, P.O. Box 339, Lexington
Park, MD 20653
Mary Conrad, 95
Mary Evelyn Conrad, 95 of
Hollywood, MD passed away
on June 22, 2010 at St. Marys
Hospital. She was born March
20, 1915 to the late Gilbert W.
Brasher and the late Margaret
Bell (Farley) Brasher.
Mary is survived her loving
husband John R. Conrad, Sr. of
Hollywood, MD; three children,
Harold R. Wilson of Corydon, IN,
Dorothy L. Kitterman of Cory-
don, IN, and William T. Conrad
of Annapolis, MD. She is also
survived by three grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Proceeded in death by a
daughter, Evelyn Joyce Wilson;
a stepson, John R. Conrad, Jr.;
and two sisters, Anna L. Keal
and Dorothy M. Thompson.
Mary spent over 10 years in
government service including a
tour with the Peace Corps. She
also had the honor of working for
many notable figures including,
U.S. Senator William F. Knowl-
and of California, and seven of
the original Apollo astronauts.
Family received friends
Thursday, June 24, 2010 in the
Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.,
Leonardtown, MD where a prayer
service was conducted. A Funer-
al Service was held at the funeral
home on Friday, June 25, 2010.
Interment followed in Cedar Hill
Cemetery, Suitland, MD.
Condolences to the family
may be made at www.brinsfiled-
funeral.com
Donations may be made to
Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box
625, Leonardtown, MD
James Forrest, 41
James Daryl Forrest, 41 of
Lexington Park, MD passed
away on June 22, 2010 at his
residence. Daryl passed away
suddenly at his Lexington Park
home doing what he loved best,
working on his computer. He is
survived by his partner, Clay
Griffin; his parents, Melvin and
Minnie Forrest of Ridge, MD,
sister, Rebecca (Lyn) Forrest
of Dameron, MD, his nephew,
Jonathan Martin of Lexing-
ton Park, MD and his maternal
grandmother, Ruby Adkinson
of Aiken, SC. He is predeceased
by his fraternal grandparents,
Esther and Howard Forrest; his
maternal grandfather, Brinkley
Adkinson; and his niece, Jenna
Lyn Martin. Daryl was a soft-
ware engineer at J. F. Taylor, Inc.
(Lexington Park).
He was respected by his
peers, commended by his man-
agers, and recently celebrated
his 18th year with the company.
Daryls interest in computers
began in the fourth grade, lead-
ing him to the first computer he
owned: a TI-99. He was a comput-
er enthusiast ever since then, tak-
ing pleasure in the advancement
of technology year after year.
Daryl graduated from St. Marys
Ryken High School (Leonard-
town) in 1987 with high honors,
where he was a Merit Scholar
and member of the Honor Soci-
ety. Daryl received his Bachelor
of Science degree in Computer
Science, with a minor in Math,
from Virginia Tech (Blacksburg,
VA) in 1992. Daryl delighted his
friends with his generosity and
thoughtfulness, and his irrever-
ent and impish sense of humor.
He took such great pleasure
in giving gifts, that on Christmas
he had to be reminded to open
his own presents. He enjoyed
computer gaming with a passion,
and constantly tried to convert
Clay into a fellow enthusiast. To
his great delight, he succeeded
in this with Lyn. Another of his
greatest pleasures was talking
games and cars and politics with
Jonathan. Daryl approached din-
ing with gusto, often exploring
new restaurants and new cuisines
with Clay, both locally and in the
Washington Metro area. Family
get-togethers were always events
he enjoyed, chaotic conversa-
tions and tons of laughter. He
was devoted to his family, espe-
cially his Mom and Dad. Daryl
wasnt only a son or a broth-
er or an uncle, but a true and
loyal friend as well. He enjoyed
opening the world of computers
to them and was the one turned
to first for guidance, advice or
help. He never let them down. If
he didnt already know the an-
swer which was extremely rare
he would soon come up with a
solution. Daryl was an avid read-
er who would quickly consume
books. He was enthusiastic about
gardening at his home, where he
also took great pleasure from his
cats and fish. Daryl listened to
music constantly and kept abreast
of architecture and the arts. Al-
though he enjoyed periodic trav-
el, he tried to avoid air travel be-
cause he hated with a passion
having to take his shoes off for
security. Daryl chafed against
unnecessary annoyances in life,
like too many previews at the
beginning of DVDs, and poor-
ly designed Web sites. He was
known to his friends as a pas-
sionate advocate of Macintosh
computers, iPhones, and iPads.
During his last nine years, Daryl
performed his professional work
in his self-designed second-f loor
home office, enjoying views of
nature from the offices ten win-
dows. Daryl looked forward with
great enthusiasm and optimism
to everything the future had to
offer. His excitement for living
was continuing to grow when he
reached the end of his brief, vi-
brant life.
Family will receive friends
on Thursday, July 1, 2010 from 5
to 7 p.m. in St. Michaels Catho-
lic Church, Ridge, MD with a
Memorial Service at 7 p.m. In-
terment will be private. In lieu of
f lowers, please send charitable
contributions in Daryls name to
Southern Maryland Food Bank;
St. Marys Caring; or Food &
Friends.
John Lacey, Sr. 77
John Gilbert Lacey, Sr. 77,
of Clements, MD, died June 22,
2010 at his home. Born May 8,
1933 in Clements, MD he was the
son of the late Walter and Min-
nie Lacey. John leaves behind his
beloved wife of 58 years, Anita
Lacey whom he married June
21, 1952 at Sacred Heart Catho-
lic Church in Bushwood, MD.
He was preceded in death by
his oldest son Robert Bobby
Bowles, as well an infant child
Brenda Eileen Lacey. John is
survived by his children John
Gilbert Lacey, Jr., James Fran-
cis Lacey, Agnes Marie Lacey,
Mary Virginia Rice and Barbara
Eileen Jones. Siblings: Shirley
Knott of Chaptico, MD; Doro-
thy Trossbach of Abell, MD; Ed
Lacey, Howard Lacey, Joe Lacey
of Avenue, MD; and Andrew
Lacey of Compton, MD. In ad-
dition to his mother and father,
he was preceded in death by his
sisters Louise Mattingly, Ann
Cheseldine, Theresa Thompson
and Margaret Hill. John is also
survived by 4 grandchildren and
1 great grandchild.
Mr. Lacey was a life - long
St. Marys County farmer and
also worked for the State Road
Administration where he retired
from after 30 years. He enjoyed
gardening, playing cards and the
fiddle in his younger days. John
had a strong commitment to fam-
ily and enjoyed just sitting back
and eating hard crabs or sitting
in the front of the garage playing
with his dogs. He was such a giv-
ing person with a heart of gold.
on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at
Mattingly - Gardiner Funeral
Home where prayers were said.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated on Friday June 25,
2010 in Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Bushwood, MD with
Fr. Francis Early officiating. In-
terment followed in the Church
Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ja-
son William Rice, Robert Lacey,
Joe Lacey, Clyde Farrell, John Ira
Nelson and Charles B. Nelson.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Hospice of St. Marys,
P.O. Box 625 Leonardtown, MD
20650 and A.C.T.S. (A Commu-
nity that shares) P.O. Box 54,
Bushwood, MD 20618. To send
a condolence to the family please
visit our website at www.mgf h.
com.
Joseph Neill, Jr., 75
Joseph Howard Neill, Jr.,
75 of Hollywood, MD died June
26, 2010 at his residence.
Born June 1, 1935 in Balti-
more, MD he was the son of the
late Joseph H. and Margaret L.
Neill.
on Thursday, July 1, 2010 from
5 to 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Fu-
neral Home, P.A., Leonardtown,
MD, where a Funeral Service
will be conducted on Friday, July
2, 2010 at 10 a.m. Interment will
follow in St. George Episcopal
Church Cemetery.
In lieu of f lowers memo-
rial contributions may be made
to Hospice House of St. Marys,
Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown,
MD 20650
Eleanor Raley, 83
Eleanor H. Raley, 83, a long-
time McKays Beach resident
died Saturday, June 26, 2010 St.
Marys Hospital.
Mrs. Raley was born on June
8, 1920 in Cabin John, MD, the
daughter of the late Paul Hannen
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and Eleanor Hannen. She gradu-
ated from Bethesda Chevy Chase
High school in 1944. Shortly af-
ter graduation she moved with
her family to St. Marys county
when her father, an LCDR in the
Naval Reserve, was assigned to
what would become the Flight
Test Branch of the Naval Air Sta-
tion Patuxent River. She met and
married Claude Raley of Leonar-
dtown in 1946.
Mrs. Raley and her hus-
band moved to the McKays
Beach community in 1953 and
raised three children there. She
was a member of the McKays
Beach Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment Womens Auxiliary. She
loved living on McKays Beach,
enjoying her wonderful friends
and neighbors, looking out over
Herring Creek, and taking walks
on the unspoilt beach along the
Potomac.
Mrs. Raley worked at the
Leonardtown Memorial Library
as a full time employee for over
twenty years and developed
many cherished friendships. She
and her husband enjoyed square
dancing in later years. After re-
tirement she traveled extensively
throughout both the USA and Eu-
rope with her husband and other
family members.
Other than her family, El-
eanors passion was music. Her
interests ranged from old stan-
dards to opera. Her children do
not remember a time when there
was not some music or song
playing through the home. She
had a wonderful singing voice
and sang in several church choirs
as well as being a member of the
Senior Vibs.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Claude Raley,
to whom she was married fifty-
nine years.
Survivors include her chil-
dren, Michael Raley, of St John
USVI, Barbara McWhorter, of
Strasburg VA, and Paul Raley,
of McKays Beach MD; and four
beloved grandchildren.
Family received friends on
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 in the
Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.,
Leonardtown, MD with prayers
recited. A Funeral Service was
conducted in St. George Episco-
pal Church, Valley Lee, MD with
Reverend Greg Syler officiating.
Interment followed in the church
cemetery. Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to the Second
District Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O.
Box 1, Valley Lee, MD 20692
Marvin Smith, 55
Marvin Xavier Smith, 55 of
Great Mills, MD died June 26,
2010 at his residence.
on Friday, July 2, 2010 from 10:30
a.m. to 12 p.m. in Immaculate
Heart of Mary Catholic Church,
Lexington Park, MD where a
Mass of Christian burial will be
celebrated at 12 p.m. Interment
will take place Tuesday, July 6,
2010 at 1 p.m. in the Maryland
Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham,
MD.
Condolences to the family
may be made at www.brinsfield-
funeral.com
Lillie Wathen, 82
Lillie Jane Wathen (Mullen)
82, of Bushwood, MD died June
22, 2010 at St. Marys Nursing
Center, Leonardtown, MD. Born
in Beltsville, MD on February
27, 1928 she was the daughter of
the late Amos Victor and Dora
Virginia Rollison Mullen. She
was the loving wife of the late
Joseph Lawrence Wathen, Sr.
whom she married in Holy Com-
forter Church in Washington,
D.C. on August 2, 1947. In addi-
tion to her parents and husband
she was preceded in death by
her brothers George Mullen and
Lloyd Mullen. She is survived
by her children Linda Miller and
her husband Lee of Camden, DE,
Elaine Blacker of Greencastle,
PA, Margaret Monahan and her
husband Chip of Alexandria, VA
and Joseph Larry Wathen, Jr.
and his wife Deborah of Port
Tobacco, MD; her sisters Jean
Lacey of Chaptico, MD and
Joan Holgerson and her hus-
band Kip of Pasadena, MD; her
grandchildren Karen Jones, Te-
resa Lee and Tanya Miller all of
Delaware, Christina Sarver and
Cheryl Barrick both of Pennsyl-
vania, Joshua Corbett of Oregon,
and Jacob Hickey of Florida; and
twelve great grandchildren.
Lillie loved to go fishing an
enjoyed spending time on the
water and with all her family and
friends. She also enjoyed travel-
ing, listening to country music,
gardening, cooking and reading,
especially about the Civil War
and History.
The family received
friends on Sunday, June 27, 2010
in the Mattingley-Gardiner Fu-
neral Home, Leonardtown, MD,
where prayers were recited. A
Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated on Monday, June 28,
2010 in Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Bushwood, MD with Fr.
Francis Early officiating. Inter-
ment followed in the church cem-
etery. Pallbearers were Jim Lac-
ey, Raymond Lacey, Glenn Gass,
Justin Cheseldine-Gass, Chip
Monahan and Franklin J. Quade,
Jr. Contributions in memory of
Lillie can be made to the Sev-
enth District Volunteer Rescue
Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD,
20609 and/or St. Marys Nursing
Center, 21585 Peabody Street,
Leonardtown, MD, 20650.
To send a condolence to the
family please visit our website at
www.mgf h.com.
Mary Guy, 49
Mary Elaine Guy, 49 of Bush-
wood, MD died on June 27, 2010 in
Mechanicsville, MD. Born June 2,
1961 in Leonardtown, MD she was
the daughter of John C. Guy, Sr. and
Margaret Spence Guy of Mechanics-
ville, MD.
She is survived by her brothers
and sisters Judy Copsey (Wayne),
John Guy, Jr. (Kathi), Robert E. Guy
(Jo), Valerie Smiley (Aaron), Diane
Lacey, and J.R. Guy (Cathy) all of
Mechanicsville, MD. A loving Aunt
to a host of Nieces, Nephews, Great
Nieces and Great Nephews. She
was a lifelong resident of St. Marys
County and attended Chopticon High
School graduating in 1979.
She worked as a management
Analyst for the U.S. Department of
Education for 30 years. Elaine be-
longed to the Mechanicsville Vol.
Rescue Squad, Mechanicsville Vol.
Fire Department, and the Mechan-
icsville Vol. Fire Department Ladies
Aux.
on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 in the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
Leonardtown, MD, where prayers
were said. A Mass of Christian
burial will be celebrated on Thurs-
day, July 1, 2010, in Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church, Me-
chanicsville, MD at 10 a.m. with Fr.
Ron Potts offciating. Interment will
follow in Queen of Peace Cemetery,
Helen, MD. Pallbearers will be John
Guy, Jr., Robert E. Guy, J.R. Guy,
Jay Long, Wayne Copsey and Brian
Connelly.
Honorary Pallbearers will be
the members of Mechanicsville Vol.
Fire Department, Mechanicsville
Vol. Rescue Squad, and Mechan-
icsville Vol. Fire Dept. Ladies Aux.
Contributions can be made to Me-
chanicsville Vol. Fire Dept., P.O. Box
37, Mechanicsville, MD 20659, Me-
chanicsville Rescue Squad, P.O. Box
15, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 and
Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625,
Leonardtown, MD 20650. To send a
condolence to the family please visit
our website at www.mgfh.com. Ar-
rangements provided by the Matting-
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Schools.
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practicing their dance moves for their Evening
of the Arts, which was held Friday night.
Students at this years camp chose from
several core subjects including band, orchestra,
chorus, theater and the visual arts, with a spe-
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of study.
We have everyone focus on reading
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choose, because were very strong believers
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and writing, said Smoot.
This is the eighth year for the Summer
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A group of 46 students from Charles,
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Marys College, where they participated in
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LEAD Summer Program, held in partner-
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The LEAD program, held for rising soph-
omore, junior and senior high school students
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a series of workshops that centered on leader-
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their age group, culminating in group projects
at the end of the camp that included many
personal stories from the
participants.
They needed to
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sites like Facebook in
their group presenta-
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texting while driving.
The theme for the
entire experience is lead-
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learning to be collaborative and work togeth-
er, said Karen Holcomb, Executive Director
of Leadership Southern Maryland, and weve
had representation from every high school
from Charles and St. Marys County even
private schools so its been fabulous, and
this is the frst time this has been done in this
region.
Instructors for this years summer pro-
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came from the Maryland Leadership Work-
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experience in leadership training for youth.
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By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
The Maryland State Board of Education
unanimously voted to adopt the Common Core
State Standards in English-language arts and
mathematics for grades K-12, a move that will
likely lead to changes in the countys curricu-
lum as well as the Maryland State Assessment
(MSA).
Chief Academic Offcer Linda Dudderar
told The County Times that the common core
standards are a state-led effort coordinated by
the National Governors Association and the
Council of Chief State School Offcers, all of
whom are set to begin a year-long process to
revise the current curriculum to align with the
new document, a draft of which was approved
in early June by the Maryland State Board of
Education.
Maryland became involved in the project
in June 2009, when Governor Martin OMalley
and State Superintendent of Schools Nancy
Grasmick signed on to the initiative along with
representatives from 48 other states and two
territories.
We have a year where were going to be
working through taking the state standards and
what we currently have as standards and
theyre going to invite people from all the vari-
ous counties to complete a gap analysis, said
Dudderar, going on to explain that hundreds of
classroom educators, instructional leaders, ad-
ministrators, and higher education representa-
tives will help State offcials review, refne and
align the current Maryland State Curriculum
with the Common Core, but it is too early to tell
how the new curriculum will affect classroom
instruction in St. Marys County, and MSA re-
visions are expected to take longer.
I think it is kind of early because were
just starting this transition, but the devils going
to be in the details, explained Dudderar, but
I think this has a lot of potential all the folks
scheduled to work on that will be top-level
teachers from across the state its going to
be the people teaching these subjects who have
a direct hand in revising the standards, and I
think that always helps.
Though the common core standards will
not be mandatory, Dudderar said she expects
they will at least become uniform as a matter
of course, particularly as the Race to the Top
program, a competitive $4.35 billion incentive
program designed by the United States Depart-
ment of Education to spur reforms in educa-
tion, looks favorably on states that adopt the
standards.
The new State Curriculum is expected to
be ready for State Board adoption in June 2011,
an accelerated process made possible by the
States previous work in this area. For more in-
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By Joany Nazdin
Contributing Writer
Last Saturday, there were sirens blaring while
candy was finging, and everywhere you looked, it
was star-spangled everything at the Annual Gold-
en Beach 4th of July celebration.
According to Jim Cooke, who was a security
volunteer for the parade on Saturday morning, the
purpose of the parade was to give children some-
thing to do, and also give them an opportunity
to drive their 4-wheelers and bikes on the road
legally.
We give out trophies for the best bike, the
best golf cart and the best antique car, Cooke said.
This parade takes about 2 months to plan for, and
around 15-20 volunteers are needed to make sure
everything goes off okay. This year is a good year
for the parade, as in an election year you can count
on increased participation fromthe politicians.
Along with the convoy of foats and trucks
from people running for political offce, there
were youngsters in the parade who were compet-
ing for the best decorated bike, golf cart and four-
wheeler.
Chris Young, who was in the parade this
year for the frst time with his mom, Judy Young,
was showing off his unusual hand-propelled bike,
which he just got about a month ago.
Chris, who is a paraplegic and only has use of
his hands, was fnally able to enjoy riding a bike by
using pedals which were placed at shoulder level
and propelled by his hands.
This is a great bike, and it is really comfort-
able, Chris said. I was able to travel about fve
miles on the one they had at
school in my Physical Educa-
tion class, so I decided to get
one so I could ride around
the beach with it.
Chris had his bike dec-
orated with red, white and
blue stars and stripes.
Chris, who is a member
of Chopticon High School
ROTC, said he was show-
ing off his patriotism during
the parade. His mom, Judy
Young, was sporting a red,
white and blue Tee-shirt for
the day.
I love Golden Beach
because it is one of the few
communities around where
things are like they were in
the old days, Judy Young
said. We have a real home-
town feeling here, and you
know who your neighbor is
here. I also like that they do a lot of thing for the
kids here, like the fshing tournaments.
Just behind the kids on the decorated bicycles,
there was a truck full of young women dressed in
short skirts and cowboy boots. The women are
members of the Boot Scooters of Southern Mary-
land, and this was their frst time ever being part
of the parade, although they are a familiar sight
around Southern Maryland.
Leslie Wohlers of Mechanicsville said the
reason the troop decided to come to the parade is
because the performers just love to dance.
We are just a bunch of friends who range
in age from 14 to over 50, who come together to
perform and practice because we just love to,
Wohlers said. We have about 10 dances that we
have worked up for today. We are going to do a
little bit of everything, some country, some oldies
and some rock and roll today.
Bob and Joe Green, brothers from St. Ingi-
noes, came to show off their unique vehicles that
they had custom- made from old Volkswagens.
One of them, called Life in the Fast Lane, was
a bright blue metal-fake dune buggy which Bob
Green had fnally rescued after trying to buy it
fromits owner for over 30 years.
I had to put over 300-400 hours into this
buggy to get it look like this, Green said. Today
is the frst time that I have had it on the road. This
dune buggy has a big engine and dual carbs, so it is
fun to drive, but I had to rewire the whole electri-
cal system, because it was a 6- volt, and nowit is a
12- volt. The canvas top was so dirty it was black,
and it took a lot of elbow grease to get it to look
white again.
The other Volkswagen that brother Joe was
driving was a trike made out of wine casks. The
seat, the gas tank, and a pull-behind cart were made
of pretty burnished and polished wine casks.
The one in back is empty, laughed Joe
Green, although we do have a tap on it.
Several politicians
andtheir supporterswere
trying to buy parade-go-
ers votes with the candy
that they were tossing to
the eager but too-young-
to-vote crowds along the
parade route.
Whodoesnt know
about the Golden Beach
parade? asked candi-
date for County Com-
missioner Larry Jarboe.
I come here every year.
Golden Beach is a great
community which is
surrounded by water,
and it has lots of people
who drive pick-up trucks
and work hard for a liv-
ing residing here.
Kenny Dement,
also running for County
Commissioner, said the
parade was a great tradition. I know a lot of peo-
ple in Golden Beach, Dement said.
Kyle Gardner, 15, who goes to Chopticon,
was in the parade showing off the aqua blue Ca-
maro that his parents bought him for getting good
grades back in October 2009.
I have never been off the honor roll since 6th
grade. Kyle, who is in the 2013 class at Chopti-
con, already has his sights set on another car that
he dreams about.
I really want a 2010 Mercedes, he said.
Summer Rickett and Alexis Holloway were
the two candidates for Ms. Golden Beach.
Summer, 11, who raised $177 for next years
freworks, was named Ms. Golden Beach. Votes
cost a quarter a vote, and Summer was able to get
her large number of friends and family to donate
to her cause.
I like being Miss Golden Beach because I get
to go to all the events, and all my friends are there,
Summer said.
Summers parents, Kathy Rickett and Denny
McGurk, said they didnt knowthat she had earned
the title until she was presented with a sash and
some roses before the parade.
Summer ran for Miss Golden Beach before,
and she liked it, so we just supported her, Rickett
said. She really gets involved with a lot of good
causes, and right now she is raising money for the
Relay For Life also.
Diane Thomas and her son Dale came to
watch the parade for what she estimates was about
the 30th time.
I like being part of the coun-
ty, even thought it has grown
through the years, Thomas
said. It is just a small
quiet neighborhood.
Hannah Dalrymple and her friend John Toole,
both 9, came to watch the parade together.
I like the candy, Hannah said.
I like the fre trucks, John said, as he
watched the many fre trucks, rescue boats and
ambulances drive by with sirens screaming and
lights fashing.
Around sunset, the fre trucks came back to
Golden Beach to set up for the grand fnale of the
day, the freworks show.
Police set up road blocks, and families began
to gather at Long Point, one of the fve beaches
within the Golden Beach community.
Sgt. Gerald Johnson of the St. Marys County
Sheriffs Department and a 20-year veteran on the
force was one of the offcers who came to direct
traffc and close the roads for the freworks.
Golden Beach is one of the biggest commu-
nities in St. Marys County, Johnson said. Any-
time neighbors get together like this, it is always a
positive event in the county.
Carolyn Livingston has had a beach house at
Golden Beach since 1965, and can remember how
the annual festival got started.
Along time ago, a bunch of guys would drive
down to North Carolina to get freworks, Livings-
ton said. Now Beamco works all year to raise the
money for the freworks. Several local restaurants,
like Fiesta in Mechanicsville and Ledos in
Charlotte Hall will let us have community
dinners on their slow nights, and do-
nate 20 percent of their take to the
freworks funds. We are using
Schaffer Pyrotechnics of
Pennsylvania this year
to do the freworks,
and they are the
same company
that does the
freworks for
the Blue
Crabs.
Livingston spoke about how the community
has changed in the years she has lived there.
I have been here 20 or 30 years, and living
here is like stepping back in time, Livingston said.
It is like it used to be when I grew up. It is just a
beautiful, friendly place to live, even though the
place has gotten more crowded. Alot of the people
here are getting older, and sometimes there doesnt
seemto be as much community involvement.
Ashley Slaughter, 16, has just moved to Gold-
en Beach from Calvert County, and has only been
living there for four months. This was her frst time
coming for the freworks.
This defnitely is a fun place to live, Slaugh-
ter said, while watching the freworks with her fre-
inds. There are lots of activities to do here.
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ewsmakers
Everything AND the
Kitchen Sink
Wharf Cleanup Clears Water for Boats in Leonardtown
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Volunteers and members
from the Aviation Survival
Training Center at Patuxent Riv-
er Naval Air Station plunged the
depths of local waters last week
for what became an extensive
cleanup effort at Leonardtown
Wharf, starting on June 12 with
the removal of lighter items and
dredging up heavier bits of debris
on June 17 and 18.
It was kind of a two-stage
thing, explained Leonardtown
Town Administrator Laschelle
McKay, because volunteers
and members of the Aviation
Survival Training group from
Pax River did a survey and they
marked items that needed to be
removed, later pairing with St. Marys County
Recreation & Parks to pull heavier items out of
the water, including large bits of construction
refuse, pilings and even a kitchen sink.
All told, there were about 80 items pulled
from the water, said Leonardtown Mayor J.
Harry Norris, going on to explain more about
the history of the Wharf itself.
The Leonardtown Wharf was on pil-
ings over the bay itself, so when it burned over
15 years ago, it just collapsed into the bay, so
what we found was remnants of the old build-
ing, remnants of the roof, and we also found
an old commode and a sink so we pulled up
everything AND a kitchen sink, said Norris,
laughing.
The last cleanup happened as construc-
tion began at the site, said McKay, going on to
explain that when the promenade and the bulk-
head were constructed, old piers and pilings
had been removed.
That was around three or four years ago
though, she said, so over time things kind of
just accumulated in the area.
Norris added that some of the debris could
have been missed if not for buy-boats visiting
the area last year.
What really brought it to our attention
was the oyster buy-boats that came in last
year, he said, theyre old wood boats which
have quite a big draft, and theyre the ones that
told us there was debris in the water.
McKay said she expects the water to stay
relatively clear, and oyster buy-boats should
have no problem sailing into the Wharf for
Leonardtowns Beach Party event on August
7.
Im sure on a periodic basis well have
to go in and clean it up, but hopefully this will
make it more navigable for the next few years,
and were excited about the buy-boats com-
ing in. People will be able to get on them and
tour them and talk with the captains, so were
excited whenever they come in, she said, go-
ing on to praise the individuals who lent their
talents for the cleanup effort, including volun-
teers Maurice Wathen from Leonardtown, Mi-
chelle Stokes from Lexington Park, and Stacy
Mowery from California. Aviation Survival
Training Center mem-
bers included Tim Jef-
fas, Michael Mowery,
Cory Stokes, Gus Gazda
and Aaron Jones.
It was a nice co-
operative effort, and
everyone worked well
together, she said.
We got every-
thing from the bulkhead
50 feet out now itll
be safe for any kind of
boat, said Norris, add-
ing that cleanup efforts
at the Wharf are likely to
become regular events.
The Navy volun-
teers said theyd love to
make it an annual exer-
cise, and we really want
to thank them for that,
he said.
Volunteers and divers worked on June 12, and June 17 and 18
to remove more than 80 obstructions from the water at Leon-
ardtown Wharf. Items including old tires, pilings, a toilet and a
kitchen sink.
Submitted Photo
Submitted Photo
Aviation Survival Training Center members Michael Mowery, Cory Stokes,
Gus Gazda and Aaron Jones helped clear obstructions from Leonard-
town Wharf during their recent cleanup effort on June 17 and 18.
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TEXAS HOLDEM/LAS VEGAS NIGHT
At Leonardtown Fire House
Saturday, July 10, 2010
1st Place Winner $1,500.00
Top 9 Players Will Be a Winner
2nd Place: $750 3rd Place: $375 4th Place: $225 5th Place: $200
6th Place: $175 7th Place: $150 8th Place: $125 9th Place: $100
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Includes Entry Fee for Las Vegas Night
Must be 21 to enter
Roulette, Black Jack, Caribbean Stud,
Over/Under, Big 6, Vegas Wheel
Admission $10.00
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Captain Phil Langley, left, owner of Fish the Bay Charters, LLC spoke at the Cedar Lane
Residents Association Meeting on June 10, where he gave accounts of his experience as a charter
boat captain in and around St. Marys County, showing numerous pictures of various fsh that he
and some of his customers have caught and felding questions from residents. He is pictured here
with Walter Abell, right, President of the Cedar Lane Residents Association.
Cedar Lane Apartments, located at 22680 Cedar Lane Court in Leonardtown, is a senior
living community that serves the elderly and disabled. For more information, call 301-475-8966
or go to www.cedarlaneapts.com.
Boots, who was
born in August 2008,
took home top honors
as this years Supreme
Heifer at the 6th An-
nual SMILE Live-
stock and Horse Show,
which was held at the
St. Marys County
Fairgrounds this Satur-
day. Pictured here with
the cow are livestock
judge Steve Majchrzak
and Erin Mohler, from
Charles County.
This years winners from St. Marys
County included Travis Trossbach (Reserve
Grand Champion Feeder Steer), Cady Bryan
(Best of Show Dairy Doe) and Jason Fore
(Grand Champion Feeder Goat).
Winners from Charles County included
Erin Mohler (Supreme Heifer and Best of
Show Meat Doe), Katie Burroughs (Cham-
pion Gilt), Colby Mohler (Reserve Grand
Champion Feeder Goat), Evan Charles (Re-
serve Champion Feeder Lamb), Austin Bowl-
ing (Grand Champion Feeder Hog), and Am-
ber Fisher (Reserve Grand Champion Feeder
Hog).
Winners from Calvert County included
Edward Bowen (Grand Champion Feeder
Steer) and Katie Burroughs (Champion Gilt).
The Southern Maryland Invitational Live-
stock Expo, Inc. (SMILE Inc.) was established
in 2007 to provide educational activities for
area youth to showcase their skills and talents,
foster camaraderie and enhance their knowl-
edge and appreciation of Southern Marylands
agricultural heritage. For more information
on this and other SMILE events, go to www.
smile-inc.org.
Photo submitted by Janice Pruett
Holy
Cow!
In an article published on June 24 of The County Times entitled Mechanicsville Carni-
val Raising Funds for the 49th Year, there was a statement indicating that money collected
from the event would go to the Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Departments Ladies Auxiliary.
Carnival proceeds go directly to the fre department, however, and not directly to the ladies
auxiliary. The Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department has not yet applied funds raised from
this years carnival to any particular project.
CORRECTION:
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Chesapeake Orchestra
Jeffrey Silberschlag,
music director
River
Concert
Series
2010
Thanks To our series sponsors
Arts Alliance of St. Marys College of Maryland BAE Systems
Booz Allen Hamilton Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. G&H Jewelers
Lockheed Martin ManTech International Corporation Maryland Public Television
Maryland State Arts Council MetroCast Communications
Northrop Grumman Raytheon River Concert Series Audience SAIC Smartronix
St. Marys County Arts Council St. Marys County Government Wyle
All concerts are FREE!
Concerts begin each week
at 7 PM. The grounds on
Townhouse Green at SMCM
open at 5 PM for picnicking
or purchasing food from
a wide variety of vendors.
For more information, call
240-895-2024 or visit www.
riverconcertseries.com
River
Concert

Series

Plus
Lauryn Goldberg
July 3 ALL THAT JAZZ
Jazz Duo
Zach Silberschlag, trumpet
Randy Richie, piano
Morris Point Seafood Restaurant
$20 cover including hors
doeuvres and drinks; reserva-
tions suggested 301-769-2500 6PM
July 4 on LocATion
Old Fashioned Fourth of July
at Sotterley
featuring the chesapeake
orchestra Brass Quintet
Sotterley Plantation 1PM
July 7 AT THe MovieS
Cole Cinema
La Bohme 7PM
Lauryn Goldberg '10, soprano 9PM
Jeffrey Silberschlag
and the chesapeake
orchestra welcome
the 4th of July weekend
with music of John
Williams, George
Gershwin and Sousa
Marches, featuring Brian Ganz, piano, the Sax
Quartet from the Presidents own Marine Band in P. Goldstein's
"Abundant Air" and
ian chaava, Young
Artist concerto
competition winner
plus FiReWoRkS!!
July 2 ~ Summon the Heroes
Concert Sponsors ARINC Boeing Compass Systems CSC DCS Corp. Eagle Systems LSI
Maryland Bank and Trust Navmar RMC Rollout Systems Sikorsky Target Yamaha Pianos
Ian Chaava
Zach Silberschlag
Brian Ganz
The Patuxent Habitat for Humanity organi-
zation announced that it has received a $94,264
grant from the EmPOWER Clean Energy Com-
munities grant program. The grant program,
overseen by the Maryland Energy Administra-
tion, helps local governments and nonprofts
fund energy effciency projects for low to mod-
erate income Marylanders.
Funding for the program comes from the
Strategic Energy Investment Fund, which was
created from public auctions of carbon credits
through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
This grant was one of 21 grants in this round.
We are committed to building energy ef-
fcient homes for our partner families, said Dan
Doherty, Chairman of the Board of Directors
for Patuxent Habitat for Humanity. We will
use these grant dollars to incorporate energy ef-
fcient measures into existing and future homes
in St. Marys and Calvert counties to ensure that
our families can continue to meet their energy
costs in their new homes.
Patuxent Habitat for Humanity is an affli-
ate of Habitat for Humanity International, and
works to create affordable housing in partner-
ship with those in need in the St. Marys and
Calvert counties. For more information about
donating, volunteering or applying for a home,
go to http://www.patuxenthabitat.org/ or call
301- 863-6227.
In St. Marys
County:
Friday, July 2
River Concert Se-
ries: Summon the
Heroes
St. Marys College of
Maryland will host an Inde-
pendence Day concert and
freworks display as part
of their River Concert Se-
ries. This years show will
feature the music of John
Williams, George Gersh-
win and Sousa Marches,
featuring Brian Ganz on pi-
ano, the Sax Quartet from
the Presidents Own Marine Band and
Ian Chaava, Young Concerto Competition
runner-up. There will be freworks after the
performance. This event is free and open to
the public. For more information call 240-
895-4107 or visit www.riverconcertseries.
com.
Saturday, July 3
Hollywood Vol. Fire Department
2nd Annual Independence Day
Celebration
The second annual Independence Day
Celebration at the Hollywood Vol. Fire De-
partment (on Route 235) carnival grounds
will start off with a car, truck, and bike
show with registration ending at 3 p.m. and
the awards to be given out around 5:30 p.m.
Starting at 5 p.m. there will be kids games
and carnival food and a Live DJ. At 7 p.m.
the Live Music will begin with the band No
Green Jelly Beenz playing until 11 p.m. Ad-
mission is free after 5 p.m., with freworks
commencing at dusk. For more information,
go to www.hvfd7.com.
In Calvert County:
Saturday, July 3
Chesapeake Beach Fireworks
This event will feature music, food and
games along the water at Chesapeake Beach
(4160 Mears Ave.), with freworks discharged
in front of the Rod-N-Reel. Any spot along
the water should provide a good view. Peo-
ple will start arriving around 5 or 6 p.m..
with the freworks display starting at dusk.
For more information, call 410-257-2230.
Sunday, July 4
Solomons Fireworks
Fireworks will start at dusk, and be
shot from a barge in the Patuxent River and
can be viewed from the Riverwalk. Traffc
and parking will be restricted on the island.
Parking is available at Glascock Field across
from the Calvert Marine Museum, at the
museum, in the public lot behind Our Lady
Star of the Sea and the Solomons Medical
Center. A shuttle will run from Glascock
Field. The rain date for this event is Mon-
day, July 5.
Fireworks Cruise Aboard the
Wm. B. Tennyson
Cruisers will meet at the Calvert Marine
Museum to view the freworks display with
heavy hors doeuvres and drinks. Adults are
$35. Pre-registration is required. For more
information, call 410-326-2042, ext. 41.
In Charles County:
Sunday, July 4
Town of La Plata Independence
Day Celebration
The Town of La Plata is hosting a 4th
of July Celebration and Watermelon Bash
at the La Plata Town Hall, including musi-
cal entertainment, moon bounces, hot dogs,
bottled water and ice cream all free. There
will be a Watermelon Bash featuring free
watermelon slices, a watermelon eating
contest, a watermelon roll (children ages 6
and under), and a watermelon toss. For more
information, contact Amy Pea at 301-934-
8421 or apena@townofaplata.org.
Town of Indian Head 4th of July
Celebration
Indian Head will have its 4th of July
freworks at Village Green Park, starting
with a Patriotic Opening Ceremony at 3:30
p.m. There will be live entertainment with
Rockin Roger DJ, and food and beverages
for sale. Fireworks are set to begin at 9 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public. No
pets of any kind or alcoholic beverages per-
mitted. For more information, call 301-753-
6633 ext. 120.
Monday, July 5
Charles County Independence
Day Celebration
The annual celebration will take place
at the Charles County Fairgrounds (8440
Fairground Rd.) in La Plata starting around
5 p.m. There will be music, childrens ac-
tivities and food available for purchase. The
freworks display will take place at dusk. For
information contact Bruce Culver or Jim
Arnold at 301-643-0033 or 301-932-1234, or
go to CharlesCountyFair.com.
Teddy Bear Drive
Where to Find Fireworks
Spring semester students in Professor Michael Maloneys
psychology and sociology classes collected 1,075 Teddy bears
and 185 stuffed animals for patients at Childrens National
Hospital in Washington, D.C. Coordinated by Scottie Brannon
of Great Mills, center, following a hospital stay by her 5-year-
old daughter and seeing the impact stuffed animals could have
on young patients, the drive captured the hearts of her fellow
students. I went to buy some last-minute bears to donate,
and every place I went was wiped out, said Whitney Reed of
Leonardtown.
Submitted Photo
Patuxent Habitat Receives Grant from
Maryland Energy Administration
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Thursday, July 1
So. Md. Mobile Compassion Center
St. Pauls Lutheran Church (Mechanicsville)
10 a.m.
The Compassion Center provides food,
clothing and spiritual care to people in need.
Nominal donations also accepted. For more in-
formation please call 301-884-5184.
Am. Legion Post 221 Meeting
AL Post 221 (Avenue) 8 p.m.
The July meeting will be a joint meeting
including the installation of offcers. Visit our
website at http://www.alpost221.webs.com/ or
e-mail us at alpost221@netscape.net. Call Gail
Murdock for more information 301-884-4071.
Friday, July 2
10 a.m.
No Limit Texas HoldEm
FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) 7 p.m.
For more information call 301-863-6007.
River Concert Series: Summon the
Heroes
St. Marys College (Historic St. Marys City)
7 p.m.
Jeffrey Silberschlag and the Chesapeake
Orchestra welcome the 4th of July weekend
with the music of John Williams, George Ger-
shwin and Sousa Marches, featuring Brian
Ganz, piano, the Sax Quartet from the Pres-
idents Own Marine Band and Ian Chaava,
Young Concerto Competition runner-up. There
will be freworks after the performance. Free.
For more information call 240-895-4107 or
visit www.riverconcertseries.com.
Texas HoldEm Tournament
VFW Post 2632 (California) 7 p.m.
For more information or to pre-regis-
ter, email Brian at poker@vfw2632, or call
240-925-4000.
Saturday, July 3
9 a.m.
SMAWL Pet Adoptions
Petco (California) 10 a.m.
Summerseat Open House
Summerseat Farm (26655 Three Notch Road,
Mechanicsville) 10 a.m.
Summerseat is a 120-acre working farm
with a Queen-Anne style house, outbuildings
including meat and dairy houses, barns and
gardens, American Buffalo herds and other
animals, a vineyard and trails including a Blue-
bird trail. Tables and a gazebo are available for
picnickers. Manor House tours on the half hour
beginning at 10:30am with the last tour given
at 1:00pm. Free. Call 301-373-6607 or visit
www.summerseat.org for more information.
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Annual Independence Day Celebration
Hollywood Vol. Fire Department 11 a.m. to
11 p.m.
Live music by No Green Jelly Beenz
starts at 7 p.m. Fireworks display after dusk
w/ the band performing until 11 p.m. Games,
food, and beverages for the whole family. Free
admission after 5 p.m. For more information,
go to www.hvfd7.com.
Texas HoldEm Saturday Nite Special
Special Olympics No Limit Cash Game
Bennett Bldg, 24930 Old Three Notch Rd
(Hollywood) 4 p.m.
For more information call 240-577-0240
or 240-286-7964.
Park Bingo Hall (California) 7 p.m.
For more information or to register, email
mbb88@aol.com or call 301-643-5573. No e-
mail on the day of the event.
Sunday, July 4
Independence Day Concert
Sotterley Plantation (Hollywood) 1 p.m.
Silent auction and brown bag raffe; food
and drink for purchase. Admission per car,
members and military free. Call 301-373-2280,
800-681-0850, or visit www.sotterley.org for
more information.
Monday, July 5
No Limit Texas HoldEm Bounty
Tournament
St. Marys County Elks Lodge (45779 Fire
Department Lane, Lexington Park) 7 p.m.
For more information, call the Lodge at
301-863-7800, or Linda at 240-925-5697.
Tuesday, July 6
Nature Time at Greenwell
Greenwell State Park (Hollywood) 10 a.m.
Pre-registration (no later than 24 hours
in advance) is required via email - lpranzo@
greenwellfoundation.org - or by calling the
Greenwell Foundation offce at 301-373-9775.
Twilight Performance Series:
Chautauqua
College of Southern Maryland (Leonardtown
Campus) 6:30 p.m.
This family-friendly, free series features
a variety of artists performing weekly dur-
ing July on the Leonardtown Campus. Music
will begin at 6:45 and will be followed by a
theatrical performance at 7 p.m. by a Chau-
tauquan actor portraying Thurgood Marshall,
the frst African-American to serve on the US
Supreme Court. For more information, call
240-725-5499 ext. 7861 or go to www.csmd.
edu/fnearts.
Special Olympics HoldEm Tournament
Bennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch
Road (Hollywood) 7 p.m.
For more information call Bobbi Sprouse
at 240-577-0983 or Jim Bucci at 301-373-6104.
Wednesday, July 7
Special Olympics HoldEm Tournament
Bennett Building, 24930 Old Three Notch
Road (Hollywood) 7 p.m.
For more information call Bobbi Sprouse
at 240-577-0983 or Jim Bucci at 301-373-6104.
L ibrary
Items
Libraries closed for holiday
The libraries will be closed Sat,
July 3 through Mon, July 5 but the In-
ternet branch, www.stmalib.org, will be
open.
Flumpa and Friends Live performs
July 12
The next Professional Performance
will be an interactive musical science ad-
venture performed by Flumpa on July
12. Charlotte Halls performance will be
at 10 a.m. at White Marsh Elementary
School, Leonardtowns at 12:30 p.m. at
Leonardtown Elementary and Lexing-
ton Parks at 3 p.m. at the library. The
Board of Library Trustees is sponsoring
this performer.

Library offers variety of free teen
programs
Teens ages 12 and older will use
their own photos to create a celebrity-
style poster while learning to edit pho-
tos at Charlotte Hall on July 7 at 1 p.m.
They can also compete in an online Bat-
tleship tournament at Lexington Park on
July 14 at 2 p.m. Registration is required
for both.
John Busby will teach a drawing
class for teens at Lexington Park from
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Teens can register
for either a class on July 10 or July 24.
Teens will launch rockets, sink
subs and make impossible objects foat
at Splashdown Science. This hands-on
program is offered July 13 at 1 p.m. at
Leonardtown, July 21 at 2 p.m. at Char-
lotte Hall and July 22 at 2 p.m. at Lexing-
ton Park. Old clothes are recommended.
Registration is required.
Children to explore early life on the
Potomac
Children ages 5-12 will explore the
way people long ago depended on the
Potomac River for traveling, trading and
making a living. St. Clements Island
Museum staff will present this hands-on
program on July 15 at Charlotte Hall at
10 a.m., at Leonardtown at 12:30 p.m.,
and at Lexington Park at 3 p.m. Regis-
tration is required.
Quilters invited to tea
Quilters are invited to an afternoon
tea with Diane Fenwick of Olde Towne
Stitchery and fellow quilters on July 16 at
2:30 p.m. at Leonardtown. The Heart of
Maryland Libraries Quilt which will be
on display at Leonardtown from July 7
through July 30 will also be explained.
Crafternoons and storytimes
underway
Children ages 4-12 can drop in from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and make a water-relat-
ed craft for free each week at Crafter-
noons on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Charlotte Hall; Wednesdays at Leonar-
dtown; and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Thursdays at Lexington Park.
Baby and toddler storytimes have
resumed. A complete listing of these
and all the summer activities can be
found at www.stmalib.org.
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For family and community events, see our calendar in the
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In Entertainment
The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature!
To submit art or band information for our entertainment section,
e-mail andreashiell@countytimes.net.
Series Rings in Fourth Year of
Downtown Tunes
We post nightlife events happening in Calvert, Charles and St. Marys counties. To submit an event for
our calendar, email andreashiell@countytimes.net. Deadline for submissions is Monday by 5 p.m.
Thursday, July 1
Fair Warning Irish Pub
Band
CJs Back Room (Lusby)
5 p.m.
Dave Norris
DB McMillans (California)
5 p.m.
DJ McNa$ty
Big Dogs Paradise (Me-
chanicsville) 8 p.m.
Thirsty Thursdays
Karaoke
Cadillac Jacks (Lexington
Park) 8 p.m.
Ladies DJ Dance Night
Hulas Bungalow (Califor-
nia) 8 p.m.
Open Mic Night
Cadillac Jacks (Lexington
Park) 8 p.m.
Friday, July 2
Dave Norris
5 p.m.
Band
Donovans Pub (California)
5 p.m.
Joe Martone
Chesapeake Beach Resort/
Spa (Chesapeake Beach)
5 p.m.
Randy Richie (jazz piano)
Caf des Artistes (Leonard-
town) 6:30 p.m.*
DJ/Line Dancing
Hotel Charles (Hughesville)
7:30 p.m.
Luau Party w/ DJ Toby
& DJ Andy
OCI Pub (Piney Point)
7:30 p.m.
Bent Nickel
Seabreeze (Hollywood) 8
p.m.
Country Music Jam
Session
St. Marys Landing (Char-
lotte Hall) 8 p.m.
Ladies DJ Dance Night
nia) 8 p.m.
Bone
Gilligans Pier (Newburg)
9 p.m.
Jay Henley & the Stone
Broke Band
Veras White Sands Beach
Club (Lusby) 9 p.m.
Karaoke
Club 911 (Mechanicsville)
9 p.m.
No Green JellyBeenz
nia) 9 p.m.
After Hours Lounge
(Live Music/DJ)
Chefs American Bistro
(California) 10 p.m.
Saturday, July 3
Drew Stevyns
2 p.m.
Glenn Jones (acoustic)
Calypso Bay (Traceys
Landing) 3 p.m.
Band
5 p.m.
Randy Richie (jazz piano)
Caf des Artistes (Leonard-
town) 6:30 p.m.*
Karaoke Night
OCI Pub (Piney Point) 8 p.m.
Nuttin Fancy
Seabreeze (Hollywood) 8
p.m.
The Redwine Jazz Trio
Westlawn Inn (North
Beach) 8 p.m.
Bent Nickel
Andersons Bar (Avenue)
8:30 p.m.
Bone
Drift Away Bar & Grill
(Cobb Island) 9 p.m.
Car 54
9 p.m.
DJ Mango
Lexington Lounge (Lexing-
ton Park) 9 p.m.
Karaoke w/ DJ Tommy T
& DJ T
Applebees (California) 9
p.m.
One Louder
Traders Seafood Steak &
Ale (Chesapeake Beach) 9
p.m.*
Three Day Ride
Apehangers Bar (Bel Al-
ton) 9 p.m.
Too Many Mikes
Cryers Back Road Inn
(Leonardtown) 9 p.m.
Others May Fall
Calypso Bay (Traceys
Landing) 9:30 p.m.
After Hours Lounge
(Live Music/DJ)
Chefs American Bistro
(California) 10 p.m.
Sunday, July 4
Moe Stringz & N.S.A.
Apehangers Bar (Bel Al-
ton) 3 p.m.
Country Music Jam
Session
lotte Hall) 4 p.m.
Vs. The Earth
4 p.m.
Monday, July 5
Mason Sebastian
5 p.m.
Open Mic Night
Scotts II (Welcome) 7
p.m.
Tuesday, July 6
Band
5 p.m.
Patty & Carl
Ruddy Duck Brewery (Solo-
mons) 7 p.m.
Open Mic Night
Martinis Lounge (White
Plains) 9 p.m.*
Wednesday, July 7
Band
CJs Back Room (Lusby)
5 p.m.
Captain John
5:30 p.m.
Karaoke with DJ Harry
Big Dogs Paradise (Me-
chanicsville) 7 p.m.
Sloe Jim
7 p.m.
Karaoke Night
lotte Hall) 7:30 p.m.
Open Mic Night
nia) 8 p.m.
Wolfs Blues Jam
Beach Cove Restaurant
(Chesapeake Beach) 8
p.m.
*CALL TO CONFIRM
By Andrea Shiell
Staff Writer
Saturday saw
crowds brave the
heat once again to
congregate on Leon-
ardtown Square for
the fourth season of
Downtown Tunes,
a free concert series
featuring local mu-
sicians playing out-
door sets throughout
the summer.
Series direc-
tor Robin Guyther
smiled as he sur-
veyed the crowd, ad-
mitting that the sea-
son had gotten off to
a rocky start when
the May 22 installment of the series, which was
to feature Gretchen Richie and Jazz Cabaret,
along with trumpeter Alex Norris and Fractal
Folk, was rained out along with its rain date.
Really what weve got here is just some
great acoustic music, he said, nodding to the
stage where The Edds were playing Beatles
covers for the crowd. Of course the jazz show
got rained out, and that was funny because we
didnt have a rain date, really. Sunday was sup-
posed to be our rain date but the forecast said
we had like a hundred percent chance of rain on
Sunday, so we didnt have that one.
June 26 saw a much better turnout for the
acoustic show, which featured The Edds along
with local folk trio the Hamm-It-Ups, and future
shows are promising to bring in more listeners
from across the county.
Attendance has been pretty consistent since
the series started four years ago, said Guyther,
going on to explain that as many as 300 or 400
people are expected to show up for the coun-
try music performance on July 24, which this
year will feature contemporary country songs
from local recording artist Jeff Miller, and older
country classics from the Country Memories
Band.
Just as popular with local listeners is the
rock show scheduled for August 28, this years
series fnale featuring the Geezers and the 25th
Hour Band.
So far Guyther said that there are no def-
nite plans for next years Downtown Tunes se-
ries, but that is partly because donations havent
been accounted for yet.
Its all funded by donations, so until the
end of January I dont know how much money
Ive got. And this year donations are down, so
Ive had to talk people into playing for less
for the frst couple of years I just got people I
knew to play, but people have been calling me
so Ive got to start mixing it up a bit, he said,
laughing. Still I appreciate everyone coming
and I know its hot, but as long as it doesnt
rain Im doing great.
This years Downtown Tunes is sponsored
by the Leonardtown Business Association. Con-
certs are held at Leonardtown Square, located
on Washington Street in the central business
district, with music starting around 6 p.m. All
concerts are free but visitors should bring lawn
chairs or blankets to sit on. For more informa-
tion on this and other events in Leonardtown,
go to www.leonardtown.somd.com.
Go to Page 23 to Find Out Where You Can
Go To Watch Fireworks This Weekend!
The Edds, an acoustic offshoot of the local band
Miles from Clever, performed on June 26 in Leon-
ardtown as part of the 4th annual Downtown Tunes
series, which will offer two more free concerts in July
and August.
Photo By Andrea Shiell
The County Times
By Shelby Oppermann
Contributing Writer
Do you remember the Disney classic,
Fantasia? There was a scene called El-
ephants on parade with magical music.
Well, I keep hearing and humming that mu-
sic as I walk around our house, except I have
been changing the words to millions of ants
on parade. You would think just my sing-
ing would drive them away. Enough! I tell
them. Dont you all have homes and fami-
lies outside, loved ones that miss you and
will be worried when you dont show up for
dinner at your home!
Our ants seem to have a constant appe-
tite for cat food. Our cat lives in the laun-
dry room (she was wild and tamed to live
indoors, but rarely ventures out into other
areas of the house). The ants race towards
her food bowl and up two boxes to get to her
food bag. The ants have now taken to us-
ing the litter box. I guess theyve moved in.
Today I have cleaned out a white screw-top
bucket to store her food in. Though, is there
anything they cant get into.
When I was little and our kitchen was
overrun with ants, both big and small, I was
fascinated with them. I could not understand
my mothers frantic attempts to kill them in
every sort of fashion. Id watch them running
in their long lines on the foor and up on the
counter. They had such mission and purpose.
After a purge she would sweep them out
the door and out to the brick patio. I would
gather them in a little pile, and bury them in
the sandy soil next to one of our large trees.
I used the spent matchsticks as their little
grave markers. It was a very solemn ceremo-
ny. Looking back I guess that does seem a
bit odd. I would think that the ants present
relatives would have been handed down the
history of my past kindnesses.
Now I feel like I am forever trying to
keep the ants at bay. Its probably only a
matter of time before they reach the kitchen.
I still have a fear stemming from 20+ years
ago when I made two homemade apple pies
to take to a family function. We left them on
the counter and went outside for most of the
afternoon. When we came back in both pies
were covered with ants. Nightmare time.
I check outside to see where they come
in and believe they must have some under-
ground pipeline. I try the home remedies
that are posted on the internet and then
as last resort spray around the house with
chemicals that catch in my throat and burn
my eyes. Over the years, I have tried cin-
namon, black pepper, bay leaves, boric acid,
and begging. Some years we have a profes-
sional do his magic that might be soon.
I see ants everywhere, stores, buildings,
ice cream shops (thats a given). Its funny
how you feel like they are crawling on you
after you see a big group of them. And I do
literally dream of them. I wonder if another
animal would like them? Maybe I could just
rent an anteater for a week.
Tidbit will chase squirrels and birds,
eat bees and lightening bugs. Maybe I can
get her interested in ants. If I train her with a
big stuffed ant then I might have something.
I just took Tidbit down to the laundry room
to start her training she sniffed, checked
her paws and ran back out. I wonder if I
could catch a few and attach a miniature
fuzzy tail.
To each new days adventure,
Shelby
Please send comments or ideas to:
shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.
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Mind
Wanderings
By Linda Reno
Contributing Writer
The 4
th
of July is
almost here. Regard-
less of what some may
think, its not just a good
day for a picnic and fre-
works. It is, however, a
good time for all of us
to consider our civic responsibilities. Are
you one of those people who gripe about
the government, but wont vote? By not vot-
ing, you are a part of the problem. Crooked
politicians depend upon folks like you to put
them in offce and keep them there. Your in-
action is the same as a vote for them. Get
informed, get involved, register and vote.
Now for some little known facts about
the Revolutionary War. There were more
than a few arguments among the delegates
to the Continental Congress as to who was to
command the American army. The South-
erners didnt want the army commanded by
a New Englander. Finally [John] Adams
rose and boldly suggested that Congress
consider, . . . a gentleman from Virginia
who was among us and very well known to
all of us. The New Englanders continued
to press for General Artemas Ward, but
Adams and others continued to lobby for
Washington. On June 15 Thomas Johnson
of Maryland nominated George Washington
to be commander in chief of the newly ad-
opted army, and the election by ballot was
unanimous.
A Journey Through Time A Journey Through Time
The Chronicle
Ants on Parade
Although the Dec-
laration of Independence
was offcially adopted on
July 4, 1776, it was not
signed by the delegates
to the Continental Con-
gress until August 2.
Marylands representa-
tives were Samuel Chase,
William Paca, Thomas
Stone, and Charles Car-
roll of Carrollton.
It is stated that, as
the signing was progress-
ing, John Hancock, the
President of Congress,
asked Mr. Carroll, who had not the hap-
piness of voting for the Declaration, if he
would sign it. Most willingly, he replied;
and taking a pen, he signed his name, as
was his habit, Charles Carroll. A bystander
remarked aloud as Mr. Carroll was signing
his name, There go several millions, al-
luding to the great wealth endangered by
his adherence to the cause of independence.
Nay, said another; there are several
Charles Carrollshe cannot be identifed.
Mr. Carroll, hearing the conversation, im-
mediately added to his signature the words
of Carrollton, the name of the estate on
which he resided, remarking as he did so,
They cannot mistake me now.
Carroll died
in 1832 at the age
of 95 and was the
last survivor of
the signers of the
Declaration of
Independence.
Dr. Daniel
of St. Thomas
Jenifer, born in
Charles County,
also put his life
and fortunes on
the line. He be-
came the presi-
dent of Mary-
lands Council
of Safety, the Patriot body established to
organize Marylands military forces for the
Revolution (1775-77). He represented Mary-
land in the Continental Congress (1778-82)
while simultaneously serving as president of
the states frst senate (1777-80). In 1787 he
and Luther Martin were sent to Philadelphia
to represent Maryland in creating the U.S.
Constitution.
Luther Martin refused to sign the docu-
ment, saying he was afraid of being hanged
if the people of Maryland approved the Con-
stitution. Jenifer, known for his sense of hu-
mor, told Martin that perhaps he should stay
in Philadelphia so he would not be hung in
Maryland.
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Sp rts
Welch Helps St. Marys American
Blank Calvert Black
Thurs., July 1
Mens Slowpitch
League
VFW2632 vs. The
Green Door/Culli-
sons at The Brass Rail,
6:30 p.m.
Hi Octane vs. Bud-
weiser at Captain
Sams, 6:30 p.m.
Bookkeeping By
Blanche at Back Road
Inn, 6:30 p.m.
Grid Iron Grill vs.
American Legion
at Ridge American
Legion, 6:30 p.m.
Pax Bombers vs.
Chaneys at The Brass
Rail, 8 p.m.
Fri., July 2
Young Mens
League
Gary Grays Athlet-
ics vs. Cryers at Back
Road Inn, 6:30 p.m.
Flash Point vs. Dew
Drop Inn at Chancel-
lors Run, 6:30 p.m.
Captain Sams vs.
Quades Shockers at
Captain Sams, 6:30
p.m.
Tues., July 6
Mens Slowpitch
League
The Green Door/Cul-
lisons at Back Road
Inn, 6:30 p.m.
Chaneys vs. Ameri-
can Legion at Ridge
American Legion,
6:30 p.m.
Bookkeeping By
Blanche vs. Pax
Bombers at Pax River,
6:30 p.m.
Grid Iron Grill vs.
Budweiser at Captain
Sams, 6:30 p.m.
VFW2632 vs. Hi Oc-
tane at Knight Life,
6:30 p.m.
Wed., July 7
Womens League
Xtreme vs. ABC Li-
quors at Chancellors
Run, 6:30 p.m.
Knockouts vs. Bud
Light at Back Road
Inn, 6:30 p.m.
Chesapeake Custom
Embroidery vs. Bella
Salon at The Brass
Rail, 6:30 p.m.
Captain Sams vs.
Somerville Insurance
at Chancellors Run,
6:30 p.m.
Southern vs. Mix It Up
at Knight Life, 6:30
p.m.
Back Road Inn vs.
Southern Maryland
Physical Therapy at
Andersons Bar, 6:30
p.m.
Andersons Bar at
Moose Lodge, 6:30
p.m.
SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
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By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
GREAT MILLS Laura Welch pitched 10
shutout innings and earned both victories as St.
Marys American swept Northern Calvert Black
6-0 and 12-0 in a Big League softball double-
header at Chancellors Run Monday night.
Welchs control and ability to get ahead of
hitters impressed head coach Monty Wood.
Laura throws strikes and when you do that,
your put yourself in position to do well, he said.
She moves the ball over the
plate and shes got a good
defense behind her. Thats a
great combination.
Welch was able to
keep the ball down against
North Calvert hitters in the
frst game, getting several
groundball outs and at least
three line drives snared
by third baseman Lauren
Fairfax.
My fastball and my
drop ball were working, said
Welch, who will be a senior
at Leonardtown next spring,
adding that her teammates
effort in the feld gave her a
lot of confdence.
After Welch, who has
struck out 21 batters in 34 1/3
innings, St. Marys Ryken
graduate Stephanie Dameron
took over in the second game,
surrendering just one hit and low-
ering her earned run average to a
neat and tidy 0.34.
Offensively, St. Marys
American struggled against North
Calvert Black pitcher Tiffany Har-
vell in the opening game, but broke
through in the late innings to give
Welch some insurance runs.
Shortstop Tori Bradburn
(Great Mills) and catcher Jennifer
Nagy (Chopticon) drove in two
runs apiece,
while the other
two American
runs came on
felding er-
rors by North
Calvert.
In the
second game,
American (now
13-1 this sea-
son) had a much
easier time
as frst base-
man Cheyenne
Faunce (Chop-
ticon) led the way with three
hits, improving her batting
average to .526. Nagy also
had two hits in the second
contest, moving her average
up to .618 on the season.
Weve got some good
players and I let all 14 hit,
Wood says. That takes away at-bats from your
big guns, but you just gamble that the others will
pull their weight, too.
Sarah Straub (Leonardtown) and Tiffany
Gardiner (Chopticon) pulled their weight in the
second game also, as both players had two hits,
inspiring confdence that this team can win the
Big League softball tournament (at Baden Vol-
unteer Fire Department) in two weeks.
Our pitching and defense
are doing pretty well and weve
got a good lineup, so I expect
well do well, Wood said.
We just have to stay to-
gether as a team, do our part and
cheer each other on as weve
been doing, Welch said.
chrisstevens@countytimes.net
Mens Slowpitch League
1. Hi Octane 15-5
2. BRI 14-5
3. Chaneys 15-7
4. Green Door 9-9
5. Pax Bombers 6-11
6. Budweiser 7-12
7. American Legion 6-13
8. Grid Iron Grill 6-14
9. VFW 2632 3-13
10. Bookkeeping By Blanche 3-17
Young Mens League
1. Seabreeze/BRI/Moose Lodge 14-0
2. Gary Grays Athletics 15-2
3. Cryers 12-3
4. Dew Drop inn 12-6
5. Quades Shockers 9-8
6. Flash Point 4-12
7. Captain Sams 3-15
Womens League
Division 1
1. Somerville Insurance 8-1
2. Bud Light 8-2
3. Southern 7-3
4. CCE 6-4
5. Mix It Up 7-6
Division 2
1. Captain Sams 6-2
2. Back Road Inn 6-6
3. Andersons Bar 4-5
4. Bella Salon 5-7
5. Southern Maryland
Physical Therapy 4-7
Division 3
1. Knockouts 6-6
2. ABC Liquors 5-5
3. Moose Lodge 3-8
4. Xtreme 0-13
St. Marys County Softball Standings
(For games through the week ending Sunday, June 27)
Over 250,000 Southern Marylanders cant be wrong!
Joselynn Stewart of St. Marys American takes
a pitch during a Big League softball game at
Chancellors Run on Monday night.
Photo By Chris Stevens
Photo By Chris Stevens
Laura Welch pitched 10 scoreless innings over two games as
St. Marys American swept North Calvert Black on Monday night.
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Golf Outing To Beneft Sabres Hockey Team
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
St. Marys Ryken boys lacrosse play-
ers Austin Spaulding and Jared Baranowski
were both named to the Maryland Free State
elite travel team recently and will travel
along the East Coast playing the best of the
best in prep lacrosse this summer. Both play-
ers are rising seniors at Ryken.
Its a great honor when youre picked
for that kind of team and they only allow 270
tryouts, Knights head coach John Sothoron
said. Theyll be playing the best of the best
from New York and it should be a great con-
fdence booster for Austin and Jared.
The Free States top 44 (the team
Spaulding made) and top 22 (Baranowskis
squad) will play the New York Empire team
at Johns Hopkins University, a team which
makes up the best of the best from Long Is-
land and upstate New York, areas heavy on
major college lacrosse talent.
With Spaulding and Baranowski both
standing at 62 and checking in at close to or
over 200 pounds, their unique blend of size
and skill is what has attracted the Free State
coaches (as well as college coaches) to both
players.
Theyre big, strong and tough midfeld-
ers. Thats what coaches are looking for, So-
thoron said. They play a physical game and
theyre aggressive kids with good stick skills.
I think theyre going to have a lot of choices
in terms of being recruited for college.
Pax Raiders Registration
on Saturday
The Pax River Raiders Youth Tackle Football
and Cheerleading will hold Registrations for Tack-
le Football and Cheerleading for the Fall Season
at Wal Mart Super Center in California, MD on
Saturday July 3 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Summer Tackle Football Camp at Ryken High
School and Cheerleading Camp registering as
well. The Raiders will participate in the St. Marys
County Recreation and Parks Football League for
more information please visit www.paxriverraid-
ers.org, paxriverraiders@gmail.com or (301) 674-
4226 for more information. July 3rd will be our last
day for registrations.
Soccer goalkeeping
camps accepting
registrations
Gretton Goalkeeping will offer its 8th
Annual Summer Goalkeeper Soccer Camp
Series beginning the week of June 21st
through the week of August 16th. Various
locations offered in the Southern Maryland
Area. Camps run 4 days each week at vari-
ous hours of the day. All ages and skill lev-
els welcome! Field player training offered
as well by separate feld player instruc-
tor. For questions or to reserve your spot,
please call 301-643-8992 or email gretton-
goalkeeping@gmail.com.
Capital Welding Annual Golf Outing will be Wednesday July 13 at Swan Point Yacht & Coun-
try Club in Issue, MD.
The Southern Maryland Sabres hockey club will receive 50% of proceeds from this tourna-
ment and all of the Sabres proceeds will go to ice cost for the Little Stars Program. This program
had 95 new players last season.
Registration begins at 8 am, followed by a putting contest at 8:45 and the tournament begins
with a 9:30 a.m. shotgun start. The Format of golf is Captains Choice and fee is $125 per golfer.
There will be a continental breakfast, refreshments and dinner included with donation. Prizes
for frst, second and third place teams as well as closest to the pin and longest drive contests. Many
door prices will be available as well.
Registration information and tee sponsor forms available at www.somdsabres.org
For more information email Sabres President Joe Bowling at president@somdsabres.org.
Rykens Spaulding
and Baranowski Make
Elite Travel Team
Austin Spaulding
Jared Baranowski
By Jason Zapoli
724 Productions
Dowell, MD Cam-
eron Dowell just made
his dream come true.
The 12 year-old dirt
bike racer has qualifed
for the largest amateur
motocross race in the
world, the 28th annual
Air Nautiques/AMA
Amateur National Mo-
tocross Championships
at Loretta Lynns Ranch.
Cameron took on over
20,000 hopefuls from
across America to earn
one of just 1386 qualify-
ing positions.
The Amateur Na-
tionals at Loretta Lynns
is the event every moto-
cross racer in the coun-
try wants to compete
in, says Event Director
Tim Cotter. A win at the
Amateur Nationals can
serve as a springboard to
a lucrative professional
motocross career.
Most of Americas top professional mo-
tocrossers, including James Stewart, Ricky
Carmichael, Travis Pastrana and Jeremy
McGrath have won AMA Amateur National
Championships at Loretta Lynns.
Cameron, who attends Mill Creek Mid-
dle School, has been riding since he was 6
years old.
Sponsors such as Traders Racing, RNB
Racing, Tri-County Lawn & Tree Ser-
vice and 724 Productions help pay his way
to the races. He has won over 100 races in
the last six years, and competes nearly ev-
ery weekend in the Mid-Atlantic Motocross
Association.
Cameron will make the long journey to
Tennessee along with his parents and broth-
er. The race runs August 2-7, 2010.
Cameron is just one of the over 20,000
who spent the last four months qualifying
for the event. The top fnishers in area and
regional qualifers earn a birth into the na-
tional championship race at Loretta Lynns.
Racers may enter a wide variety of classes,
from minicycle classes for children as young
as four, all the way up to a senior division
for riders over 50. There
are also classes for
women, and classes for
both stock and modifed
bikes.
The track is built
on a section of Loret-
ta Lynns Ranch and
Campground in Hurri-
cane Mills, Tennessee.
The course contains a
variety of jumps, cor-
ners and other obstacles
designed to test the
skills and stamina of
the racers.
Most riders attend
the event with the help
of their families. In fact,
many groups consider
the event their familys
summer vacation. Be-
sides races, the ranch
provides family-friend-
ly facilities including a
game room, swimming
pools, arts and crafts
activities, and a fashion
and talent show.
Local Racer Earns a Spot at
National Championship
Motocross Race
The County Times
Lear First to Repeat at Potomac, Takes
Third Straight Burroughs Memorial
By Ronald N. Guy Jr.
Contributing Writer
When the University of Kentucky hired
John Calipari as its mens head basketball
coach last year, it knew exactly what it was
getting; and to his credit, I suppose, Calipari
has delivered.
As complex a character as Calipari is,
his entire personal equation the dapper,
star defense attorney appearance, checkered
resume, questionable but peerless recruiting
tactics and neglect of institutional control
can be reduced to a single word: slick.
First and foremost, to give Calipari his
due, he wins. Kentucky doesnt hire you
because you kiss babies and do grip and
grins with luminaries. In his last three col-
lege stops, he led a previously moribund
University of Massachusetts program to the
Final Four, took a 20-years-dead Memphis
program to the NCAA championship game
and this year immediately restored the sto-
ried Kentucky basketball program to promi-
nence. Sounds good, the problem is theres
always a but with Calipari.
Those two aforementioned Final Four
appearances 96 UMass, 09 Memphis
were forfeited because players either ac-
cepted illegal benefts (Marcus Camby) or
committed academic fraud (Derrick Rose).
In both cases, when the odoriferously offen-
sive solid waste connected with the rotating
air circulator, Coach Cal, Tefon man and op-
portunist that he is, had already exited stage
left for other head coaching jobs, leaving his
previous employers to deal with the conse-
quences of their relationship with him.
Enough though about Caliparis stained
resume: it speaks for itself. Suffce to say, re-
cruiting and running a major college sports
program is an increasingly impure endeavor,
one infected with special interests and kids
with one eye on the NBA. Its a part of the
job that tests the extent and fortitude of ev-
ery coachs ethics. Lets just say Calipari is
able to sleep with more on his conscience
than most and leave it at that.
There is something else increasingly
bothersome about the way Calipari wins. His
recruiting is so successful that the guy liter-
ally runs a minor league NBA team. Early
entrants to the NBA draft, kids that leave
school before their eligibility has expired, is
a reality of major college basketball. To be
good, you need good players; and good play-
ers often dont stay long. It is not uncommon
for major basketball powers to lose a kid,
here or there, early to the NBA. This year,
though, Calipari took it to another level and
provided what may be a glimpse of his ten-
ure at Kentucky.
Upon arriving at Kentucky last year,
Calipari quickly pulled together the best
recruiting class in the country. He led a tal-
ented, freshman-dominated lineup to the
Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament. After
the season ended, fve players, four of which
were freshmen, declared early for the NBA
draft. Last week all fve were picked in the
frst round, led by John Walls #1 overall se-
lection by your Washington Wizards. Good
for the kids; but is this good for Kentucky?
No doubt Calipari will score another top re-
cruiting class next year and repeat the act
again, but long-term, doesnt this get old
from a fans perspective? If youre turning
over a third to a half of your roster every
year, theres no continuity, no chance to re-
ally get to know the kids, watch them grow
and develop a connection. Being a fan is
about rooting for the colors, frst and fore-
most, but identifying with a programs best
athletes means something too. For Maryland
fans, the names Bias, Dixon and Vasquez
all four-year players - mean something.
They are part of the Terrapin family. Will
Kentucky fans feel the same way about John
Wall? I doubt it. Retrospectively hell feel
more like a summer fing: hot while it last-
ed, gone before they knew it (cue Summer
Nights from Grease). In this age of twitter
posts, speed dating, and disposable relation-
ships maybe thats okay (but hopefully not).
After a few years of the Calipari Way, will
Kentucky fans want more than 30 wins and
a slew of frst round picks? Will they want
a greater connection with players and for
their beloved University to be more than a
gateway to the NBA? The magic 8-ball says,
without a doubt.
Send comments to rguyjoon@yahoo.com
BLeaCheRS
A View From The
Just Passing Through
By Doug Watson
Potomac Speedway
BUDDS CREEK Severna Park, Mds
Kyle Lear became the frst repeat winner of the
2010 season as he was victorious in last Friday
nights 30-lap Henry Burroughs memorial at
Potomac Speedway. The win for Lear, his 10th
career Potomac limited late model feature win,
was worth a cool $1000.
Current Limited Late Model point lead-
er Derrick Quade and Mike Latham paced
the feld to the initial green fag of the event.
Quade got the jump at the start as he darted
into the race lead. As Quade lead effortlessly,
Lear, who started ninth, was on the move.
He entered the top fve by the 10th lap and
secured second on the 15th circuit. A caution
on lap- 8 set the stage as Lear out-dragged
Quade into turn one to take the top spot.
From that point on, it would be a race for
second as Lear would go on to lead the remain-
ing laps to post his third-straight Burroughs
memorial win at the controls of his MD1 race
car no.151.
The track was the best Ive seen it all
year, Lear stated. I was able to move around
a little bit and fnd where the car worked the
best.
The lap 18 caution put Lear in a position
to win the event. Im not really sure what hap-
pened to Derrick, he said. I think on the re-
start, he was trying to block the top and that
left the bottom wide open. I said to myself
heres my opportunity, and we were able to
pull off the win.
Quade would hang on for second, Stevie
Long was third, Paul Cursey took fourth and
David Williams rounded out the top-fve. Heats
for the 15 cars in attendance went to Quade and
Mike Latham.
In other action, John Latham rolled to his
third win of the season, and 25th of his career,
in the 15-lap Hobby Stock main, Larry Fuchs
was triumphant in the 15-lap four-cylinder fea-
ture, Justin Gilroy collected the win in the 20-
lap Strictly Stock main and Tony Archer an-
nexed the 15-lap U-car feature.
Limited Late Model
feature results (30 laps)
1. Kyle Lear 2. Derrick Quade 3. Stevie
Long 4. Paul Cursey 5. David Williams 6.
Tommy Wagner Jr. 7. Kenny Moreland 8. Ed
Pope 9. Pat Wood 10. Tanner Kerr 11. Sommey
Lacey 12. Mike Latham 13. Louie Littlepage
Jr. 14. PJ Hatcher 15. Chuck Cox
Tennis
USTa Tennis
Senior
Leagues
St Marys County USTA Ten-
nis League is looking for Cap-
tains and 3.0 & 3.5 rated players
for senior men, women and mixed
doubles teams. Season runs from
June-August. Must be a USTA
member and have reached ffty (50)
years of age prior to, or during, the
2010 calendar year. Contact Mai-
Liem Slade if interested, mlslade@
md.metrocast.net or 301-481-2305.
Tennis
Social
Doubles
Social Doubles for Adults is
held twice weekly and consists
of informal doubles matches, put
together by the site coordinator,
based on that days attendance. All
who show up will get to play.
5 P.M. Sundays at Leon-
ardtown High School, May 27th
through August. Contact Cris Si-
gler at 410-326-6383 or zigh53@
yahoo.com.
5 P.M. Thursdays at Great
Mills High School, June 6th
through September. Contact Bob
Stratton at 443-926-2070 or rstrat-
ton55@hotmail.com.
The league fee is $25 for the
Leonardtown site and $30 for the
Great Mills site. Fees include court
costs and balls. No registration is
required.
Third Leg of the Southern
Maryland Tennis Cup Series is the
St. Marys College Open Tourna-
ment which will be held on July
3-5th. Point of Contact, Derek Sa-
bedra, 410-610-4300, email ddsa-
bedra@smcm.edu or please go to
http://www.southernmarylandten-
niscup.org/ for further up to date
information! Registration is cur-
rently ongoing.
Southern Maryland USTA
sanctioned Juniors Tennis Tour-
nament 2010 July 21-25th at St.
Marys College inaugural ten-
nis event! Point of contact, Derek
Sabedra, 410-610-4300 or email
ddsabedra@smcm.edu or you can
register at www.tennislink.usta.
com/tournaments. The tournament
identifcation number is 302761310.
Registration is currently ongoing.
St. Marys College Tennis
Clinics for beginners, intermediate,
and advanced junior players will be
held for two weeks. July 26th-July
29th from 6:00-to 8:00pm and Au-
gust 2nd to August 5th, 6:00-8:00.
Point of Contact, Derek Sabedra,
410-610-4300 or email ddsabedra@
smcm.edu. Instructor: Giac Tran.
The County Times
By Chris Stevens
Staff Writer
HELEN In spite of
the sweltering conditions
in the Margaret Brent small
gymnasium, spirits were
high as the St. Marys Coun-
ty Rec and Parks adult foor
hockey league was in action
Tuesday night.
The league, in its frst
season play, was started by
Margaret Brent assistant
principal Tyler Radez, who
sent e-mails out to several
teachers and administrators.
Before long, he had enough
responses for 50-60 players,
divided up into 5 teams.
We were playing
pickup games after school
and we just decided to start
our own league, said Mike
Gallo, who teaches sixth
grade science at Margaret
Brent. We were able to get
enough people to start teams
along with people who just
wanted to play. Its starting
off pretty good.
Mike Nye, who refereed both games Tues-
day night, was recruited for the job by Radez
after Kenny Sothoron, recreation and parks
sports coordinator, suggested him for the job.
Hockeys my life. I referee the roller
hockey leagues down in Leonardtown and
I play the other days of the week, Nye said.
Its good exercise.
Matt Chew, who teaches
senior English at Leonardtown
High School, was one of many
who jumped at the opportunity
to join and play, captaining a
team shrewdly called Chews
Friends.
It was something I was
interested in. Its good to get
out once a week and play hock-
ey, he said.
It gives us a chance to
interact outside of the class-
room, said Tony Lisanti, head
football coach and World His-
tory teacher at Chopticon High
School. We get to see each
other in a different light.
Gallo is a part of Lisantis
football staff and was instru-
mental in starting the Braves
foor hockey team that was 4-0
going into Tuesday evenings
play.
That was my connec-
tion, Lisanti said, adding that
he played hockey growing up
in Pennsylvania. Tyler orga-
nizes things very well I heard
about it through Mike.
We all coach at Chopti-
con, Gallo said of his Braves
teammates. Were just having
fun. Its like reliving the glory
days.
Floor Hockey League
Fun For Adults
Sp rts
Patrick Dooley gloves a shot in Adult Floor League at Margarent Brent
Middle School Tuesday night.
Photo By Frank Marquart
Joe Matchock, left, and Bill Dooley battle for the ball.
The County Times
Blue Crabs
Seven Blue Crabs Headed for Atlantic
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have been named to the Atlantic League Lib-
erty Division All-Star Team, including center-
felder Jeremy Owens, shortstop Travis Garcia,
frst baseman Eric Crozier, designated hitter
Matt Craig, second baseman Casey Benjamin
and right-handed pitchers Dan Reichert and
Ryan Speier. The 2010 Atlantic League All-
Star Game will take place on Tuesday, July 6
at 7:05 p.m. at Suffolk County Sports Park in
Central Islip, New York, home of the Long Is-
land Ducks.
The Blue Crabs seven All-Star selections
ties the York Revolution of the Freedom Divi-
sion for tops in the Atlantic League. Both clubs
are currently in frst place in their respective
divisions, tied with a league high 37 wins at the
time the All-Star teams were announced.
Owens earns his second Atlantic League
All-Star selection a season after leading the
ALPB with 28 home runs and playing in last
years game at Newark. He is tied for second
in the league in home runs with 10 and has 33
RBI this season.
This will be Travis Garcias second con-
secutive Atlantic League All-Star Game, as he
carries a .272 average with nine home runs and
27 RBI in his eighth professional season.
Eric Crozier will play in his frst ALPB
All-Star Game with a .273 average, nine hom-
ers and 29 RBI.
Matt Craig earns an All-Star selection in
his frst season in the Atlantic League. He led
the Crabs with a .347 average, 34 RBI and 18
doubles at the time the All-Star teams were an-
nounced. Craigs average is also second overall
in the league.
Casey Benjamin also earns selection to
the All-Star Game in his frst Atlantic League
season. He is tied for the team lead in triples
with fve, and is second on the club in average
at .302.
Former Major League pitcher Dan Reichert
will make his frst Atlantic League All-Star
Game appearance in his 14th pro season. He
leads the Blue Crabs in wins (7), strikeouts (63)
and innings pitched (81.0). Reichert is 7-5 with
a 3.89 ERA this season.
Reliever Ryan Speier rounds out the Blue
Crabs 2010 All-Stars, making the squad in his
frst ALPB season and his ninth as a pro. He has
surrendered just one earned run in 21.2 innings
for a remarkable 0.42 ERA since signing with
Southern Maryland on May 12. Opponents are
hitting just .169 against Speier this season.
Blue Crabs Manager Butch Hobson, the
only skipper the team has known in its three
seasons, will manage the Liberty Division
All-Stars, and will bring Crabs Pitching Coach
Marty Janzen along with him. Hobson earned
this privilege due to the Blue Crabs winning the
Liberty Division Championship a season ago.
It was the franchises frst division crown and
appearance in the Atlantic League Champion-
ship series, in just the second season of South-
ern Maryland Blue Crabs baseball. Hobson, an
eight-season Major League veteran as a third
baseman, also managed in the Major Leagues,
guiding the Boston Red Sox from 1992 through
1994.
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Contributing Writer
It looks
like a banner
year for the
u bi q u i t o u s
croaker. You
can catch
them any-
where! There
seem to be
four kinds of
croakers: 1)
Croakersau-
ruses 2) Mon-
ster Croakers,
3) Horse Croakers, and 4) Worthless bait-steal-
ing Little Croakers. Reports that Im getting
have the biggest croakers up to 18 in the
Point Lookout area. Bluefsh are around, too.
Some of the croak-
ers being caught are
bigger than the blue-
fsh! When you fnd
an area thats holding
big croakers it is hard
to leave before flling
your limit (25 per per-
son). These fsh are
not picky eaters. They
will bite bloodworms,
squid, shrimp, peeler
crab, chicken breast,
and other untold kinds
of bait.
As Christy Hen-
derson proves, the
effciencies of fshing
two-hook bottom rigs
can get your limit more
quickly than those
fshing a single hook.
The best locations to
try for the noisy, voracious fsh are Cornfeld
Harbor, the vicinity near the Point Lookout
fshing pier, Point No Point, the MARI Reef
(Woodrow Wilson Bridge debris), buoy 72A
and B, and the Target Ship (USNS American
Mariner). If you trailer to local launch areas
like Point Lookout State Park, Buzzs Mari-
na, or other locations at the southern tip of St
Marys County, you dont have to burn a lot of
fuel to get to the fsh. The best time to fsh for
these tasty critters is in the evening on a mov-
ing tide, which allows you to avoid some of
the oppressive heat weve been having lately.
However, if you are the I can take it type of
person you can catch them at any time of day.
People who venture out very early or
fsh late in the evening are also fnding large
schools of breaking fsh. These schools con-
tain stripers and bluefsh, so the plastic twister
tails and sassy shads may not be the best choice
now. The stripers are your typical summer
variety with fsh up to 28 or 29 inches, along
with many Arkansas Stripers (Little Rock) in
the mix. The bluefsh are small snappers and
frequently, better sized fsh up to 3 pounds.
Both species will hit some of the more popular
metal casting lures and jigs.
Reports of breaking fsh have come to
me from Point Lookout and the Target Ship,
all the way up to the Cove Point Liquid Natu-
ral Gas dock and the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear
Power Plant. Try to get out there at sunrise
or just before sunset on a moving tide. Check
the weather before you go and watch out for
thunderstorms.
Spot can now be caught in most of their
usual locations. They
also like to hang
around dock pilings,
so check the pilings at
your marina or dock to
get spot to use for bait
during your next fsh-
ing trip. The bigger
ones can be caught in
many soft bottom areas
of the Bay and rivers.
Croaker fshing is often
interrupted with catch-
es of spot that venture
into the hard bottom
areas. The preferred
bait for spot is blood-
worm, but they will
also hit cut squid and
artifcial bloodworm
alternatives.
Flounder are just
beginning to show up
in Cornfeld Harbor and the Eastern Shore
channel edges. The hard-core founder an-
glers [like me] are catching a keeper or two in
hours of fshing. Fishing with fresh cut spot or
bluefsh strips on shoals and changes in bottom
contour are keys to success.
Have you got a current fsh picture and a
story of a great catch? If so, send an email to
riverdancekeith@hotmail.com.
Keith has been a recreational angler
on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
for over 50 years; he fshes weekly from his
small boat during the season, and spends
his free time supporting local conservation
organizations.
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